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Anchoress

1993

108 minutes

DramaHorror

Overview

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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Top Cast

Natalie Morse headshot

Natalie Morse

Christine Carpenter

Gene Bervoets headshot

Gene Bervoets

Reeve

Toyah Willcox headshot

Toyah Willcox

Pauline Carpenter

Pete Postlethwaite headshot

Pete Postlethwaite

William Carpenter

Christopher Eccleston headshot

Christopher Eccleston

Priest

Michaël Pas headshot

Michaël Pas

Drover

Julie T. Wallace headshot

Julie T. Wallace

Bertha

Annette Badland headshot

Annette Badland

Mary

Brenda Bertin headshot

Brenda Bertin

Meg Carpenter

Veronica Quilligan headshot

Veronica Quilligan

Daisy

Ann Way headshot

Ann Way

Alice

François Beukelaers headshot

François Beukelaers

Bishop

Jan Decleir headshot

Jan Decleir

Mason

David Boyce headshot

David Boyce

Ragged Martin

Mieke De Groote headshot

Mieke De Groote

Ragged Martin's Wife

Erik Konstantyn headshot

Erik Konstantyn

Carter

Guy Pion headshot

Guy Pion

Innkeeper

Peter Van Asbroeck headshot

Peter Van Asbroeck

Dyer

Grant Oatley headshot

Grant Oatley

Oswald

Tim Barlow headshot

Tim Barlow

Old Pilgrim

Hugo Harold-Harrison headshot

Hugo Harold-Harrison

Priest's Boy

Corinne Camacho headshot

Corinne Camacho

Pilgrim

Alain Van Goethem headshot

Alain Van Goethem

(uncredited)