''The Monk'' (''Le Moine'') is a 1972 French-German-Italian-Belgian gothic horror- drama film directed by Ado Kyrou. It is based on the 1796 eponymous novel written by

Matthew Gregory Lewis Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 14 or 16 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic no ...

Cast

* Franco Nero: Ambrosio *

Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 194121 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world ...

: Mathilde *

Nadja Tiller Nadja Tiller (born 16 March 1929 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actress. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses of international films of the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Nadja Tiller, daughter of actor Anton Tiller of Vie ...

: Elvira * Élisabeth Wiener: Agnès *

Eliana De Santis Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Origin & meaning Many sources derive it from via He ...

: Antonia *

Nicol Williamson Thomas Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 2011) was a Scottish actor, once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando". He was also described by Samuel Beckett as "touched by genius" and view ...

: Duke of Talamur * Agnès Capri * Maria Machado

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* 1972 films 1972 horror films 1972 drama films Belgian horror drama films French horror drama films Italian horror films West German films Films based on British novels 1970s French-language films English-language Belgian films English-language French films English-language German films English-language Italian films Films scored by Piero Piccioni Gothic horror films German horror films 1970s Italian films 1970s French films 1970s German films {{1970s-horror-film-stub