Alice Spages is a rebel and problematic twelve year-old girl that lives with her divorced mother Catherine and her younger sister Karen. Catherine gives more attention to Karen, neglecting her older daughter. During the first communion of Karen, the girl is strangled by a woman dressed with a St. Michael’s yellow coat and a mask. Alice takes her place in the line wearing her veil that she claims she had found on the floor and becomes the prime suspect of the police. When Catherine’s sister Annie is stabbed on the leg several times, she accuses Alice and the girl is sent to psychological evaluation under the protest of her parents and their friend Father Tom. Alice’s father Dominick Spages seeks evidences to prove the innocence of Alice.

Communion (1976)
  • Rating: (2,822 votes)
  • Tagline:If You Survive This Night... Nothing Will Scare You Again. »
  • Runtime:98 minutes
  • Director: Alfred Sole
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Catherine Spages
    Linda Miller
    Mrs. Tredoni
    Mildred Clinton
    Alice Spages (as Paula Sheppard)
    Paula E. Sheppard
    Dom Spages
    Niles McMaster
    Aunt Annie DeLorenze
    Jane Lowry
    Father Tom
    Rudolph Willrich
    Detective Spina
    Michael Hardstark
    Mr. Alphonso
    Alphonso DeNoble
    Jim DeLorenze
    Gary Allen
    Karen Spages
    Brooke Shields
  • Genres:Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Marc G. Greenberg
    associate producer  
    Richard K. Rosenberg
    executive producer  
    Richard K. Rosenberg
    producer  
    Alfred Sole
    executive producer  
  • Plots: Alice Spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, Catherine, and her younger sister, Karen. Karen gets most of the attention from her mother, and Alice is often left out of the spotlight. But when Karen is found brutally murdered in a church before her first holy communion, all suspicions are turned towards Alice. But is a twelve year old girl really capable of such savagery? As more people begin to die at the hands of a merciless killer, Alice becomes more and more likely of a suspect. Written by Anonymous
Communion
  • User's comment:Seriously underrated 70's chiller by Coventry

    "Alice, Sweet Alice", unfortunately listed here under its more tame alias "Communion", is a modest but sublime thriller that excellently fits in the superior horror decade that were the 70's. It's in fact a thriller with just that tad bit extra… Despite of the modest budget Alfred Sole had to work with, his film doesn't look dated like many others and the influence it had on the slasher sub-genre is amazing. Who killed little Karen Spages during her first communion service? This question with a seemly obvious answer keeps you entertained and – especially – frightened throughout almost the entire film. Too bad the story loses some of its impact around the hour, due to a few tedious sequences and unexciting dialogs. Luckily, Sole rapidly continues where he left off and delivers us a truly marvelous finale where even Hitchcock himself would show respect for. There's a terrific catholic atmosphere and symbolism featuring in this film, stressed extra by the chilling musical score. Although the movie more or less became famous because it introduces Brooke Shields, it's in fact Paula E. Sheppard who gives away a flawless and imposing acting performance as Alice. She has this brilliantly nihilistic glance in her eyes that makes you feel uncomfortable. "Alice Sweet Alice" is definitely a film I would recommend to every horror fan. It contains several highly memorable sequences like, for example, all the ones involving the fat filthy and perverted neighbor. Fundamental horror viewing for Gothic lovers.


  • Quotes: Mr. Alphonso: Psst. Where are you going? Alice Spages: None of your business, fatso. Mr. Alphonso: Uh, I'm not feeling well and stores don't deliver on Sundays.
  • Also known as: Alice Sweet Alice (France), Alice Sweet Alice (USA - imdb display title), El rostro de la muerte (Mexico - imdb display title), El rostro de la muerte (Spain), Alice, édes Alice! (Hungary - imdb display title), Alice, Alice (Finland), Alicia, dulce Alicia (Peru - imdb display title), Communion - Messe des Grauens (West Germany), Comunhão (Brazil), Comunione con delitti (Italy), Glykia mou Alice (Greece - DVD title), Holy Terror (USA - cut version), Sweet Alice (Sweden - imdb display title),

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