Anchoress
6.4
“Ecstasy and orthodoxy in the 14th century!”
A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.
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Cast
33 people
Natalie Morse
Christine Carpenter
Known for
The Jungle Book
Drowning by Numbers
Gene Bervoets
Reeve
Known for
The Vanishing
Inside
Chris Newby
Julie Baines
Judith Stanley-Smith
Toyah Willcox
Pauline Carpenter
Known for
Jubilee
Quadrophenia
Paul Breuls
Christine Watkins
Pete Postlethwaite
William Carpenter
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Ben Gibson
Also in
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Christopher Eccleston
Priest
Known for
Thor: The Dark World
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Michaël Pas
Drover
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
The Twelve
Chris Newby Director · Judith Stanley-Smith Writer Christine Watkins Writer
United States release November 9, 1994 · Produced in Belgium, United Kingdom · Production Corsan, Upstate Films
Production
BFI
Production
Corsan
Production
Upstate Films
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
BRTN
Production
British Film Institute
Production
Belgium · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 10, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 9, 1994
New York City, New York
Denmark
December 8, 1995
France
January 12, 1994
Portugal
February 1, 1994 · Fantasporto Film Festival
Spain
August 4, 1995
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