The Witches (1967)
Original title: Le streghe
The Witches is a 1967 Italian-language comedy movie directed by Franco Rossi and Pier Paolo Pasolini, with a running time of 1h 51m. It stars Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot and Francisco Rabal.
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.
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Cast
- Silvana Mangano as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
- Annie Girardot as Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Francisco Rabal as Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Massimo Girotti as Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Véronique Vendell as Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Elsa Albani as Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Clara Calamai as Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Marilù Tolo as Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Nora Ricci as Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Dino Mele as Dino, the Waiter (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Helmut Berger as Hotel Page (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Bruno Filippini as Pianist (segment "La strega bruciata viva")