Movie
The Witches
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1966-11-21
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hammer Film Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joan Fontaine as Gwen Mayfield
- Kay Walsh as Stephanie Bax
- Alec McCowen as Alan Bax
- Ann Bell as Sally Benson
- Ingrid Boulting as Linda Rigg
- John Collin as Dowsett
- Michele Dotrice as Valerie Creek
- Gwen Ffrangcon Davies as Granny Rigg
- Duncan Lamont as Bob Curd
- Leonard Rossiter as Dr. Wallis
- Martin Stephens as Ronnie Dowsett
- Carmel McSharry as Mrs. Dowsett
Crew
- Cyril Frankel - Director
- Nigel Kneale - Writer
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