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The Witches

1966 · 89 min

A slow-creeping unease settles as a fragile outsider uncovers smiling villagers hiding something ancient and cruel.

Directed by: Cyril Frankel
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen

Tagline: A STRANGER IN A TOWN THAT HAS LOST ITS MIND... IF SHE'S NOT CAREFUL, SHE MAY LOSE HERS TOO!
Overview: 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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Directed by: Cyril Frankel
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
faith
deception
survival
power
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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