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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1966 DVD Release: 07/25/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Horror

This film was a pet project of Joan Fontaine, based on a novel by Peter Curtis. It was her last feature film. Fontaine stars as teacher Gwen Mayfield, who is in charge of a missionary school in Africa. A witch doctor puts a curse on her, and she has a nervous breakdown. Returning to England, she takes a job running a small rural school. In the village, there is an active voodoo cult. They have targeted a young woman named Linda (Ingrid Brett), whom they plan to offer as a virgin sacrifice. The cult members are led by journalist Stephanie Bax (Kay Walsh), whom Mayfield discovers is the head witch. Mayfield's student Ronnie Dowsett (Martin Stephens) is being harassed by the cult to keep him from protecting Linda, his girlfriend. This British production was titled The Devil's Own in the U.S. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Joan Fontaine - Gwen Mayfield
Kay Walsh - Stephanie Bax
Alec McCowen - Alan Bax
Ann Bell - Sally
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies - Granny Rigg

An unassuming schoolteacher senses an ominous presence in the English countryside in Anchor BayEntertainment's release of Cyril Frankel's The Witches. Presented in 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen and featuring audio rendered in English Dolby Digital MOno, extra features include an original UK theatrical trailer, TV spots and an exclusive World of Hammer episode entitled "Wicked Woman." ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide