Release Date: Nov 21, 1966 Wide
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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 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
Nov 21, 1966 Wide
Aug 11, 1998
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A conventional tale about witchcraft.
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 following year. The story concerns a teacher, convalescing
October 29, 2007Super Reviewer
Joan Fontaine ruins all the fun for a coven of witches. A truly creepy coven at that. Cross eyes and big boofy hair dos and so much sneaking about. Probably the best satanic ceremony ever filmed by the British. Real far out modern dance stuff. Even spotted some Jazz hands and lead with your shoulder leaps once the poop
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