The Witches (1967)

Original title

Le streghe

Directed by

Franco Rossi, Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini

Genre

drama film, comedy film, melodrama

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five short comic stories look at the roles women play in Italian society. Each segment is directed by a different Italian filmmaker and features Silvana Mangano in each tale.

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What happens

The Witches (Italian: Le streghe) is a 1967 commedia all'italiana anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis in 1965. It consists of five comic stories dealing with the roles of women in Italian society, directed by Luchino Visconti, Mauro Bolognini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi and Vittorio De Sica. The film stars Silvana Mangano and features Clint Eastwood, Annie Girardot, Totò and Alberto Sordi. It was the last film starring Totò to be released in his lifetime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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