The Witches

"Woman as she is...all things to men!"

1967 1h 51m IT

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★6.0TMDB · 79

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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.

“Woman as she is...all things to men!”

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Cast

Silvana Mangano
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Annie Girardot
Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Francisco Rabal
Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Massimo Girotti
Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Véronique Vendell
Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Elsa Albani
Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Clara Calamai
Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Marilù Tolo
Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franco Rossi
Writers: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Franco Rossi, Bernardino Zapponi
Languages: Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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1 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franco Rossi, shot by Giuseppe Rotunno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Mario Serandrei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Silvana Mangano and Annie Girardot and Francisco Rabal carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Woman as she is...all things to men!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Franco Rossi directs. Giuseppe Rotunno behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Mario Serandrei cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
3Directed by Franco Rossi, shot by Giuseppe Rotunno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mario Serandrei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Silvana Mangano and Annie Girardot and Francisco Rabal carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Woman as she is...all things to men!".
8IMDB entry: tt0061037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Original score: Ennio Morricone
Editing: Mario Serandrei
Costume design: Piero Tosi
Makeup / hair: Goffredo Rocchetti
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Witches (1967)

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r96sk2022-01-11
★ 7/10
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 most strange but does satisfy due to its unusualness and comical nature. That last one's weirdness is elevated by the appearance of Clint Eastwood - which is made even more peculiar as he doesn't even voice his character due to the Italian language barrier; Giuseppe Rinaldi provides the voice, fwiw. It is bizarre yet, again, does work. The star of this 1967 release, though, is Silvana Mangano, who leads all five stories. She is excellent across them all, this is my first exposure to her and I'm intrigued to potentially see more of her work in the future.

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