THE WITCHES (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1966
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: Haunted by the terrors of her experience with African witch-doctors, school teacher Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine) accepts an appointment as headmistress at the Haddaby School run by Alan Bax (Alec McCowen) and his sister Stephanie (Kay Walsh). Gwen initially revels in the peacefulness she has found in the quiet English countryside but soon begins to sense 'undercurrents.'; ; Before long, a local boy falls into a coma and Gwen discovers a voodoo doll impaled by pins. The danger that follows brings her face to face with witchcraft as a series of disasters unfold and lead her to the horrible truth.;
• Cast: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Boulting, John Collin, Michele Dotrice, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Duncan Lamont, Leonard Rossiter, Martin Stephens, Carmel McSharry, Viola Keats, Shelagh Fraser, Bryan Marshall, Yemi Ajibade, Kitty Atwood, John Barrett, Roy Desmond, Catherine Finn, Prudence Hyman, Lizbeth Kent, Artro Morris, Willie Payne, Charles Rea, Ken Robson, Brian Todd, Don Vernon, Rudolph Walker, Terry Williams, Cyril Frankel, Norah Lofts, Nigel Kneale
• Director: Cyril Frankel
• Runtime: 1:31
• Company: Hammer Films, Seven-Arts, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie