The Witches (1967)

NR02/22/1967Comedy, Drama1h 51m
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Woman as she is...all things to men!

Overview

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Silvana Mangano

    Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna

  2. Cast 1

    Annie Girardot

    Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  3. Cast 1

    Francisco Rabal

    Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  4. Cast 1

    Massimo Girotti

    Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  5. Cast 1

    Véronique Vendell

    Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  6. Cast 1

    Elsa Albani

    Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  7. Cast 1

    Clara Calamai

    Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

  8. Cast 1

    Marilù Tolo

    Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

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    Nora Ricci

    Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

Rather zany, <em>'The Witches'</em> entertains sufficiently. Anthology films aren't usually my thing but I found the oddness of this production to be worth watching. It somehow works. There are five stories portrayed, all of which have their moments even if some are definitively better than others. The music is good, also. "The Witch Burned Alive", the opener, is the standout, "Civic Spirit" is amusingly short, "The Earth Seen from the Moon" is one of the weaker entries as it drags a little, "The Sicilian Belle" is a little forgettable and, the finale, "An Evening Like the Others" is the...

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Original LanguageItalian 

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