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The Witches( 1966)

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A STRANGER IN A TOWN THAT HAS LOST ITS MIND... IF SHE'S NOT CAREFUL, SHE MAY LOSE HERS TOO!

Overview

Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and peace, enabling her to recover fully. But under the facade of idyllic country life she slowly unearths the frightening reality of village life in which the inhabitants are followers of a menacing satanic cult with the power to inflict indiscriminate evil and death if crossed.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joan Fontaine

      Gwen Mayfield

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      Kay Walsh

      Stephanie Bax

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      Alec McCowen

      Alan Bax

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      Ann Bell

      Sally Benson

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      Ingrid Boulting

      Linda Rigg

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      John Collin

      Dowsett

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      Michele Dotrice

      Valerie Creek

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      Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

      Granny Rigg

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      Duncan Lamont

      Bob Curd

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      Leonard Rossiter

      Dr. Wallis

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      Martin Stephens

      Ronnie Dowsett

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      Carmel McSharry

      Mrs. Dowsett

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      John Barrett

      Mr. Glass

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      Rudolph Walker

      Mark

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      Willie Payne

      Adam

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      Kitty Atwood

      Mrs. McDowall

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      Bryan Marshall

      Tom

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      Shelagh Fraser

      Mrs. Creek

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      Viola Keats

      Mrs. Curd

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed May 25 2022
    _**Pastoral drama/mystery starts and ends with witchy horror**_ A schoolteacher who had been traumatized by witchdoctors as a missionary in Africa (Joan Fontaine) gets a gig at a remote English village where she starts to suspect witchcraft being practiced. Kay Walsh plays the educated matriarch of the town. “The Witches” (1966), also known as “The Devil’s Own,” is obscure Hammer Horror that obviously influenced the cult flick “The Wicker Man” (1973). It’s mostly a slow rural drama/mystery that opens and closes with overt witcheries. Speaking of which, people complain about t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • witch
    • voodoo
    • supernatural
    • human sacrifice
    • school teacher
    • occult horror
    • hagsploitation