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The Witches (1967) is a commedia all'italiana anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis in 1965. It consists of five comic stories, directed by Luchino Visconti, Franco Rossi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mauro Bolognini and Vittorio De Sica. Each story is about witches and features Silvana Mangano.

This is one of De Laurentiis' more eclectic films. Clint Eastwood also makes an appearance in the final story. It was the last film starring Totò to be released in his lifetime.

Contents

Segments

"The Witch Burned Alive"

A famous actress arrives in an Austrian chalet to spend an evening with friends. The woman is gotten drunk by the guests, and when she falls unconscious, friends remove her makeup to look at the imperfections of her face, always believed beautiful by her fans.

"Civic Spirit"

A man is wounded in a traffic accident. A woman stops the car and offers to take him to the hospital. The woman, however, only does this to pass the road traffic. When she arrives at her destination, she throws him out.

"The Earth Seen from the Moon"

This comic episode, directed by Pasolini, tells the story of a red-headed father and son, Ciancicato and Baciu Miao (Totò and Ninetto Davoli). Ciancicato has just lost his wife and wants to marry a new wife. Ciancicato finds a deaf girl among the shacks on the outskirts of Rome and makes her his bride. To buy a better house nearby, he concocts a plan for her to threaten to commit suicide (distraught by her sick children) by jumping from the Colosseum, and take a collection to save her, but she slips on a banana peel and falls, and is buried next to his former wife.

"The Sicilian Belle"

In this short episode, a Sicilian woman tells her father a man made a pass at her; he retaliates by massacring the family.

"An Evening Like the Others"

Clint Eastwood is a western movie lover who does not know how to change the flat relationship with his wife. One day the character disguises himself as a gunslinger to entertain his wife, but she is not impressed and he realizes that their relationship is broken forever. In the final scene, she imagines herself as a glamorous star, walking along in an evolving series of haute couture while being ogled by a growing crowd of middle-aged businessmen. She lastly dons a magnificent gown made of multiple layers of silk, each in a vibrant shade, which she peels away layer by layer.

Cast

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"The Witch Burned Alive"
"Civic Spirit"
  • Silvana Mangano as Woman in a Hurry
  • Alberto Sordi as Elio Ferocci
"The Earth Seen from the Moon"
"The Sicilian Belle"
"An Evening Like the Others"

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Crew

"The Witch Burned Alive"
Luchino ViscontiDirector
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
With the collaboration of
Cesare Zavattini
Story and Screenplay
Piero PiccioniComposer
Rinaldo RicciAssistant Director
Mario SerandreiEditor
"Civic Spirit"
Mauro BologniniDirector
Age & Scarpelli
Bernardino Zapponi
Story and Screenplay
Piero PiccioniComposer
Massimo CastellaniAssistant Director
Nino BaragliEditor
"The Earth Seen from the Moon"
Pier Paolo PasoliniDirector
Story and Screenplay
Ennio MorriconeComposer
Sergio CittiAssistant Director
Nino BaragliEditor
"The Sicilian Belle"
Franco RossiDirector
Age & Scarpelli
Bernardino Zapponi
Story and Screenplay
Piero PiccioniComposer
Nello VaninAssistant Director
Giorgio SerralongaEditor
"An Evening Like the Others"
Vittorio De SicaDirector
Cesare Zavattini
With the collaboration of
Fabio Carpi
Enzo Muzii
Story and Screenplay
Piero PiccioniComposer
Luisa AlessandriAssistant Director
Adriana NovelliEditor
Other crew
Giuseppe Rotunno Director of Photography
Alfredo De Laurentiis General Production Manager
Mario Garbuglia
Piero Poletto
Art Directors
Piero Tosi Costume Designer
Goffredo Rocchetti Makeup Artist

Release

Le streghe was never released outside of Europe as United Artists bought the film when Clint Eastwood's career began to ascend. United Artists decided not to release it in theaters but instead kept it in its library vault to prevent its viewing.



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