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Burn, Witch, Burn

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Remake of:

Weird Woman

Original title

Night of the Eagleaka

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Year

1962

Running time

90 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Sidney Hayers

Screenwriter

Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, George Baxt. Novel: Fritz Leiber Jr

Cast

Music

William Alwyn

Cinematography

Reginald H. Wyer (B&W)

Producer

Independent Artists

Genre

Mystery. Horror | Witchcraft. Schools & University. Psychological Drama

Synopsis

A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put off by her insistence that his professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are necessary to his career and life.

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Awards: 1963: Hugo Awards: nominated to Best Dramatic Presentation.

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Critics' reviews

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

Howard Thompson: The New York Times
"A smart shocker, scripted by Twilight Zone regulars Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"Director Sidney Hayes can be needlessly rhetorical at times, relying on a campus statue of an eagle to create a sense of menace, but this is still eerily effective."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"For protection, American threater-goers were given a special pack of salt and words to an ancient incantation during the showing of this oddball, scary tale."

TV Guide
"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"

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