The Church
“The Eleventh Commandment.”
In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.
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Cast
24 people
Hugh Quarshie
Father Gus
Known for
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Absentia
Tomas Arana
Evan
Known for
Gladiator
Limitless
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
The Bishop
Known for
The Name of the Rose
Moonstruck
Barbara Cupisti
Lisa
Known for
Stage Fright
The Key
Antonella Vitale
Bridal Model
Known for
Opera
Us Real Men, We Hard Men
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Reverend
Known for
Cannibal Ferox
City of the Living Dead
Asia Argento
Lotte
Known for
xXx
Land of the Dead
Roberto Caruso
Freddie
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The Alcove
The Stunt Man
Roberto Corbiletto
Hermann, the Sacristan
Known for
The Little Devil
The Monster
Alina De Simone
Lotte's Mother
Also in
The Bloodstained Shadow
The Devils of Monza
Olivia Cupisti
Mira
Also in
Dark Bar
Micaela Pignatelli
Fashion shoot photographer
Known for
The Last Shark
The Card Player
Michele Soavi Director · Franco Ferrini Screenplay Dario Argento Screenplay
Budget $3.5M · United States release August 22, 1990 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Production
Reteitalia
Production
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Production
ADC Films
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio
Italy
Produced in
Ritorno alla casa dei demoni
Working title
Languages
Original title
La chiesa
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Italy · March 10, 1989
Theatrical
United States · August 22, 1990
Limited theatrical
United States · January 30, 1991
Physical
Japan
August 18, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 22, 1992 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
November 28, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
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