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Burn, Witch, Burn!

Play trailer Poster for Burn, Witch, Burn! 1962,  1h 30m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
When a British professor (Peter Wyngarde) ties his success to his wife's (Janet Blair) black magic, he destroys her voodoo kit.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Dec 10, 2007
Atmospheric and underplayed in the tradition of Val Lewton. Go to Full Review
James Verniere Boston Movie News Nov 4, 2024
A
It's a real smack in the face of the skeptical male ego. An atmospheric fever dream based on a novel by Fritz Leiber and transplanted to a small English college. Margaret Johnston is a formidable villain as the head rival witch. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Oct 1, 2024
6/10
What makes these films so therapeutic? Maybe it’s the simplicity necessitated by low budgets, maybe it’s the better-than-expected acting, maybe it’s the economical storytelling and straightforward progression from start to finish. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Oct 21, 2020
3/5
Lovers of classic supernatural cinema should appreciate this underrated gem from Sidney Hayers. Go to Full Review
Michael Barrett PopMatters May 1, 2018
6/10
It's like a full-length episode of Boris Karloff's Thriller TV series, very stylishly done. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Feb 4, 2018
[A] smartly-turned thriller about witchcraft, skepticism and dark magic adapted from the Fritz Leiber novel "Conjure Wife" by two of the masters of fantasy, horror and suspense: Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont... Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Sidney Hayers

Director

Janet Blair

Tansy Taylor

Peter Wyngarde

Norman Taylor

Margaret Johnston

Flora Carr

Anthony Nicholls

Harvey Sawtelle

Colin Gordon

Lindsay Carr

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Burn, Witch, Burn!

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Movie Info

Synopsis When a British professor (Peter Wyngarde) ties his success to his wife's (Janet Blair) black magic, he destroys her voodoo kit.
Director
Sidney Hayers
Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff, Albert Fennell
Screenwriter
Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, George Baxt
Production Co
Independent Artists Pictures
Genre
Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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