The Tempter (Il sorriso del grande tentatore) 50 years old

Perhaps the greatest sin of all is making love a sin.

A young writer is invited to stay in a religious hostel run by a sinister, manipulative nun who plays deadly psychological games with the inhabitants.

Credits

The Tempter Cast

Name Character
Francisco Rabal He was 47, 75 years old when he died as Bishop Marquez
Adolfo Celi He was 51, 63 years old when he died as Father Borelli
Glenda Jackson She was 37, now 88 years old as Sister Geraldine
Lorenzo Terzon
Claudio Cassinelli He was 35, 46 years old when he died as Rodolfo Solina
Gabriele Lavia He was 31, now 82 years old as Prince Ottavio Ranieri d'Aragona
Carla Mancini She was 23, now 74 years old
Margherita Horowitz She was 54, 70 years old when she died as Queen Ranieri d'Aragona
Lisa Harrow She was 30, now 81 years old as Emilia Contreras
Nazzareno Natale He was 35, 68 years old when he died as Father Monaldi
Eleonora Morana She was 51, now 102 years old as Sister Chiara
Sergio Graziani He was 43, 87 years old when he died as Rodolfo Solina (voice) (uncredited)
Arnoldo Foà He was 57, 97 years old when he died as Monsignor Badensky
Fabrizio Jovine He was 35, now 85 years old as The Doctor
Ely Galleani She was 20, now 71 years old as Rodolfo's Girlfriend
Franca Scagnetti She was 49, 75 years old when she died as Supermarket Customer (uncredited)
Enrico Ribulsi as Professor Villa
Edda Ferronao She was 39, now 90 years old as Kitchen maid
Duilio Del Prete He was 35, 59 years old when he died as Monsignor Salvi

The Tempter Crew

Name Department
Ennio Morricone as Music. He was 45 (91) years old when He died Sound
Mario Vulpiani as Cinematography. He was 46 (now 97) years old Crew
Fabrizio Onofri as Writer. He was 56 (64) years old when He died Writing
Audrey Nohra as Writer. Writing
The Tempter (50 years)

Perhaps the greatest sin of all is making love a sin.

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 01, 1974
  • Runtime: 102 minutes