The Witches (The Devil's Own)

The Witches (The Devil's Own) (1966)

  • 34% of users liked it
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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… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By
Cyril Frankel
Written By
Nigel Kneale
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Nov 21, 1966 Wide
On DVD
Aug 11, 1998

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A conventional tale about witchcraft.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Boy, is this dull.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Stephen M


    Were it not for the laughably dreadful climax, which ranks among the worst of any film I've ever seen, this otherwise cracking little Hammer horror would have made a fine companion piece to their other, excellent, occult thriller "The Devil Rides Out", made the… More

  • David S


    After watching a few disappointing additions to the Hammer canon it's nice to see a film that pretty much works and if not an all out horror per se it's still a good little suspense film. The acting is very good here across the board (although McCowen looks a little unsure… More

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