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The Pyx is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Harvey Hart released in USA on 10 september 1973 with Karen Black

The Pyx (1973)

The Pyx
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Released in USA 10 september 1973
Length 1h48
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror,    Crime
Rating54% 2.704822.704822.704822.704822.70482

The Pyx (also known as The Hooker Cult Murders and La Lunule) is a 1973 Canadian supernatural thriller film starring Karen Black and Christopher Plummer. It is based on the 1959 book of the same title by Montreal author John Buell.

Synopsis

A motorist witnesses a woman falling or jumping from a tenement building. Police arrive on the scene and find a crucifix and a small metal container (a pyx). While investigating the death, a detective in the city of Montreal enters the world of prostitution, drug addiction, conspiracy, and the occult. As the investigation continues, it is revealed that the dead woman is Elizabeth Lucy, a prostitute and heroin addict. Suspects in Elizabeth's death are soon murdered one by one, and evidence of occult ritual begins to surface, leading to a confrontation with a cult leader who may be possessed by Satan himself.

Actors

Karen Black

(Elizabeth Lucy)Christopher Plummer

(Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson)Donald Pilon

(Dt. Sgt. Pierre Paquette)Jean-Louis Roux

(Keerson)Jacques Godin

(Superintendent)
And :
Marcel Fournier
Yvette Brind'Amour
Jacques Galipeau
Gerard Parkes
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