Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes (also known as Paranormal Entity 3: The Exorcist Tapes and Der Exorzismus der Anneliese M.) is a 2011 documentary-style horror film directed by Jude Gerard Prest. It is based on the real life exorcism of Anneliese Michel

Anneliese Michel

Anneliese Michel was a German Catholic woman who was said to be possessed by demons and subsequently underwent an exorcism. Two motion pictures, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem, are loosely based on Michel's story.-Early life:Anneliese Michel was born on 21 September 1952, in Leiblfing,...

, a young woman thought to have been possessed

Demonic possession

Demonic possession is held by many belief systems to be the control of an individual by a malevolent supernatural being. Descriptions of demonic possessions often include erased memories or personalities, convulsions, “fits” and fainting as if one were dying...

. The film was released direct-to-video on March 1, 2011. The film is one of several based on the exorcism of Anneliese Michel, including The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic defense lawyer representing a parish priest who is accused by the state of negligent homicide...

and Requiem.

Cast

• Gerold Wunstel ... Pastor Ernest Alt
• Kai Cofer ... Dr. Frederick Gruber
• Christopher Karl Johnson ... Father Renz
• Nikki Muller ... Anneliese Michel
• Yaz Canli ... Sandy
• Robert Shampain ... Dr. Kenneth Landers
• Korey Simeone ... Steve Parker
• Annette Remter ... Anna Michel
• David Reynolds ... Josef Michel

Release

The film premiered on DVD on the March 1, 2011 in the United States, which includes the film itself and the actual video footage. In Australia, the film received a DVD release on September 21, 2011. In the UK, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...

will release the film on DVD under the name Paranormal Entity 3: The Exorcist Tapes, on October 17, 2011.

In Germany, it was released on Blu-ray under the name Der Exorzismus der Anneliese M. on July 28, 2011.