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The Night of the Witches (1973)

The Night of the Witches poster
Original title
La noche de los brujos
Directed by
Amando de Ossorio Rodríguez
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, horror film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
18
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of African explorers encounters a dangerous native cult. They must try to survive the night.

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What happens

The Night of the Witches aka Night of the Sorcerers (Spanish: La Noche de los Brujos) is a 1974 horror film which starred Maria Kosti, Loli Tovar aka Maria Dolores del Loreto Tovar, Barbara King, Kali Hansa aka Marisol Hernandez, Jack Taylor, Simón Andreu, and Joseph Thelman. Written and directed by Amando de Ossorio, the premise of the movie is that a group of African explorers run afoul of a native cult. "Brujo" means a "male witch or warlock", so the title actually translates as "Night of the Warlocks", not "Night of the Witches". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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