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Burn, Witch, Burn

Name: Burn, Witch, Burn
Genre: Horror
Released: April 25, 1962
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 73
Cast: Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Janet Blair, Jessica Dunning, Judith Stott

1962

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Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors | Release Date: April 25, 1962 | Not Rated

Starring: Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Janet Blair, Jessica Dunning, Judith Stott, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Johnston, Norman Bird, Peter Wyngarde, Reginald Beckwith

Summary: A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

Director: Sidney Hayers

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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The film is never less than gripping, and past a certain point, you have no idea where this movie is going. With neither the budget nor the technology for flashy effects, the filmmakers had to fall back on quality acting, writing, directing, and editing. They succeeded. Read full review

Howard Thompson

This low-budget, British import, with Janet Blair and a small cast, is quite the most effective "supernatural" thriller since Village of the Damned. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A smart shocker, scripted by Twilight Zone regulars Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont. Read full review

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An effective climax shows a stone eagle coming to life, proving once again that behind every great man, etc. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Sidney Hayers shoots the whole thing with an almost Wellesian flourish, and the script (by Charles Beaumont and Richard Matheson) is structured with incredible tightness as the sane, rational outlook of the hero (Wyngarde) is gradually dislocated by the world of madness and dreams. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Director Sidney Hayes can be needlessly rhetorical at times, relying on a campus statue of an eagle to create a sense of menace (the UK title was Night of the Eagle), but this is still eerily effective. Read full review

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