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21/11/1966 Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama 1h 29m
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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.

  1. Nigel Kneale

    Writer

  2. Cyril Frankel

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joan Fontaine

    Gwen Mayfield

  2. Kay Walsh

    Stephanie Bax

  3. Alec McCowen

    Alan Bax

  4. Ann Bell

    Sally Benson

  5. Ingrid Boulting

    Linda Rigg

  6. John Collin

    Dowsett

  7. Michele Dotrice

    Valerie Creek

  8. Gwen Ffrangcon Davies

    Granny Rigg

  9. Duncan Lamont

    Bob Curd

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2022-05-25
_**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.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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