The Witch (1916)

Directed by

Frank Powell

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman faces hardship in a Mexican territory torn by military conflict and social disorder. The story was based on a play from 1903.

historicalmelodramaticatmosphericsomberslow-pacedvisually stagedearnestrestless

What happens

The Witch is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Powell, produced by Fox Film Corporation, and starring Nance O'Neil, Alfred Hickman, and Frank Russell. Based on the 1903 play La Sorcière (The Sorceress) by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, this adaptation portrayed the challenges facing a young woman living in a territory in Mexico wracked by military and social unrest. It was filmed at Fox's studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where a Mexican village was constructed on the company's backlot and used as the principal set for outdoor scenes. The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's updated 2019 list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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