The Witches
“A STRANGER IN A TOWN THAT HAS LOST ITS MIND... IF SHE'S NOT CAREFUL, SHE MAY LOSE HERS TOO!”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Joan Fontaine
Gwen Mayfield
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Kay Walsh
Stephanie Bax
Known for
Oliver Twist
Stage Fright
Alec McCowen
Alan Bax
Known for
Gangs of New York
Frenzy
Ann Bell
Sally Benson
Known for
To Sir, with Love
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Ingrid Boulting
Linda Rigg
Known for
Conversations with God
The Last Tycoon
John Collin
Dowsett
Known for
Tess
Holocaust
Michele Dotrice
Valerie Creek
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Granny Rigg
Known for
The Devil Rides Out
Duncan Lamont
Bob Curd
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Quatermass and the Pit
Leonard Rossiter
Dr. Wallis
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Martin Stephens
Ronnie Dowsett
Known for
Village of the Damned
The Innocents
Carmel McSharry
Mrs. Dowsett
Known for
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Cyril Frankel Director · Nigel Kneale Writer Norah Lofts Author
United States release February 1, 1967 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production 20th Century Studios
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 21, 1966
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1967
Theatrical
Germany
September 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
August 17, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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