Summary
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.
Cast
Silvana Mangano
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Annie Girardot
Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Francisco Rabal
Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Massimo Girotti
Sportsman (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Véronique Vendell
Young Girl Friend (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Elsa Albani
Gossip (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Clara Calamai
Ex-Actress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Marilù Tolo
Waitress (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Nora Ricci
Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Dino Mele
Dino, the Waiter (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Helmut Berger
Hotel Page (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Bruno Filippini
Pianist (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Leslie French
Industrialist (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Alberto Sordi
Elio Ferocci (segment "Senso civico")
Totò
Ciancicato Miao (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Ninetto Davoli
Baciu Miao (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Laura Betti
Male Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Luigi Leoni
Female Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Clint Eastwood
Carlo / Charlie (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Valentino Macchi
Man at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Corinne Fontaine
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Armando Bottin
Nembo Kid (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Gianni Gori
Diabolik (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Paolo Gozlino
Mandrake (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Franco Moruzzi
Sadik (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Angelo Santi
Flash Gordon (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Pietro Torrisi
Batman (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Bruno Alias
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Aldo Barozzi
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Augusto Brenna
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Arnaldo Caivano
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Mara Carisi
Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le ...") (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Stadium Guard (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Tony Casale
Dead Man (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Tano Cimarosa
Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Mario Cipriani
Priest (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna") (uncredited)
Ermanno Circi
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Raniero Dorascenzi
Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come ..." ) (uncredited)
Alberto Fogliani
Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Decio Gambini
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
Funeral Attendee (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi
Bald Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera ...") (uncredited)
Antonio Marcolini
Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le ...") (uncredited)
Ugo Mari
Man at Accident (segment "Senso civico") (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
Lady's Date (segment "Senso civico") (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Romano Moraschini
Funeral Attendee / Admirer at Stadium (uncredited)
Orlando Pallamari
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Mario Pennisi
Funeral Attendee (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le ...") (uncredited)
Paolo Sceusan
Assassin (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Romano Targa
Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Marcella Theodoli
Cook (segment "La strega bruciata viva") (uncredited)
Alfred Thomas
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
Nunzia's Father (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Giuseppe Transocchi
Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Milena Zampana
Woman in the Crowd (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Luchino Visconti
Director
Mauro Bolognini
Director, Screenplay, Story
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director, Screenplay, Story
Franco Rossi
Screenplay
Fabio Carpi
Screenplay
Roberto Gianviti
Screenplay
Enzo Muzii
Screenplay, Story
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay, Story
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay, Story
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay, Story
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Screenplay, Story
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay, Story
Luigi Magni
Reviews
r96sk
January 11, 2022
7
Rather zany, <em>'The Witches'</em> entertains sufficiently.
Anthology films aren't usually my thing but I found the oddness of this production to be worth watching. It somehow works. There are five stories portrayed, all of which have their moments even if some are definitively better than others. The music is good, also.
"The Witch Burned Alive", the opener, is the standout, "Civic Spirit" is amusingly short, "The Earth Seen from the Moon" is one of the weaker entries as it drags a little, "The Sicilian Belle" is a little forgettable and, the finale, "An Evening Like the Others" is the most strange but does satisfy due to its unusualness and comical nature.
That last one's weirdness is elevated by the appearance of Clint Eastwood - which is made even more peculiar as he doesn't even voice his character due to the Italian language barrier; Giuseppe Rinaldi provides the voice, fwiw. It is bizarre yet, again, does work.
The star of this 1967 release, though, is Silvana Mangano, who leads all five stories. She is excellent across them all, this is my first exposure to her and I'm intrigued to potentially see more of her work in the future.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Italian
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
