La notte delle streghe

Titolo originale: Night of the Eagle

1962
T
1h 30min

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Janet Blair and Peter Wyngarde in La notte delle streghe (1962)

Una donna che potrebbe essere una strega difende suo marito dalle forze che cercano di fargli del male.Una donna che potrebbe essere una strega difende suo marito dalle forze che cercano di fargli del male.Una donna che potrebbe essere una strega difende suo marito dalle forze che cercano di fargli del male.

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Peter Wyngarde

Norman Taylor

Janet Blair

Tansy Taylor

Margaret Johnston

Flora Carr

Anthony Nicholls

Harvey Sawtelle

Colin Gordon

Lindsay Carr

Kathleen Byron

Evelyn Sawtelle

Reginald Beckwith

Harold Gunnison

Jessica Dunning

Hilda Gunnison

Norman Bird

Doctor

Judith Stott

Margaret Abbott

Bill Mitchell

Fred Jennings

Paul Frees

Prologue Narrator
(U.S. version)
(voce)
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George Roubicek

Cleaner
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Frank Singuineau

Truck Driver
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Gary Woolf

Relief Driver
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American International Pictures insisted on playing up the horror-occult themes of the film when marketing it. As part of this, the film's original title was changed to the more ominous "Burn, Witch, Burn" - a line that Margaret Johnston speaks in the film. Also, the voice-over opening where a spell is cast upon the audience was added for setting the tone.

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At 1:21:48, you can see the guide wire controlling the eagle.stretching from it's leg to it's handler whose back is briefly seen.

Citazioni
Prologue Narrator: [First lines] Ladies and gentlemen, the motion picture you are about to see contains an evil spell, as used by practitioners of witchcraft for centuries. Even today, in many parts of the world, people practiced black magic and witchcraft. Charms, amulets, voodoo candles, grave dirt, and locks of hair are believed to ward off evil spirits and spells. You may doubt the effectiveness of these spells, but through every civilization, people have believed in witches. Could they all be wrong? I don't think so. For I have see its power, proved too many times. I am now about to dispel all evil spirits that may radiate from the screen during this performance!
[recites chant]
Prologue Narrator: And now, with a free mind and a protected soul, we ask you to enjoy, "Burn Witch, Burn."

Curiosità sui crediti
There is no The End closing title, just a final "Do You Believe?" to conclude the film.

Versioni alternative
For the American-International release in the United States, a voice-over opening was added which supposedly cast a protective spell over the audience. It was recorded by Paul Frees, using his trademark Orson Welles impression, and adds 2:20 to the original running time.

Connessioni
Featured in Chiller Theatre: Burn, Witch, Burn (1976)

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7/10

Good movie

A demonstration that a lot can be achieved on a small budget by imaginative filmmakers. The intensity of this movie took me by surprise. I had expected something more plodding, along the lines of Hammer fare from the same period. Instead, here we have inventive camera-work (DOP Reg Wyer, cameraman future DOP Gerry Turpin), a hardworking score by William Alwyn, and a thoughtful leading man in Peter Wyngarde. Director Sidney Hayers had come from TV, where he seems mostly stayed thereafter - a pity, as he clearly rose to the challenge of this material.

Best of all are the two excellent performances by Janet Blair and Margaret Johnston. The former, an American who had to come to England to get a part that demonstrated she could really act. The latter, a distinguished stage actress who pulled all the stops out for this rare leading screen role.

The pace of the film slackens here and there, but recovers in time for a splendid finale. A couple of scenes would have benefited from retakes because of technical glitches, but I suspect there just wasn't enough money left to do them. It's certainly no worse in this respect, though, than NIGHT OF THE DEMON, which is a clear influence. The Jacques Tourneur movie is more satisfying because of the tautness of its screenplay, but in every other way NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (aka BURN, WITCH, BURN) is as good. I wish it were better known. It certainly deserves to be.