The Witches
Le streghe
Release: 1967-02-22
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 6.0
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Les Productions Artistes Associés
DDL Cinematografica
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")
Leslie French
as Industrialist (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
Alberto Sordi
as Elio Ferocci (segment "Senso civico")
Totò
as Ciancicato Miao (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Ninetto Davoli
as Baciu Miao (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Laura Betti
as Male Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Luigi Leoni
as Female Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Clint Eastwood
as Carlo / Charlie (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Valentino Macchi
as Man at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Corinne Fontaine
as Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Paolo Gozlino
as Mandrake (segment "Una sera come le altre")
Bruno Alias
as Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli
as Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Aldo Barozzi
as Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
as Stadium Guard (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Tony Casale
as Dead Man (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo
as Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Tano Cimarosa
as Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Raniero Dorascenzi
as Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come ..." ) (uncredited)
Alberto Fogliani
as Sicilian (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Decio Gambini
as Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
as Funeral Attendee (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi
as Bald Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera ...") (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
as Lady's Date (segment "Senso civico") (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
as Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Romano Moraschini
as Funeral Attendee / Admirer at Stadium (uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
as Admirer at Stadium (segment "Una sera come le ...") (uncredited)
Paolo Sceusan
as Assassin (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Romano Targa
as Admirer (segment "Una sera come le altre") (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi
as Suicide Spectator (segment "La Terra vista ...") (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
as Nunzia's Father (segment "La siciliana") (uncredited)
Crew
Mauro Bolognini
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Luchino Visconti
Director
Franco Rossi
Director
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Nino Baragli
Editor
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Story
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Story
Agenore Incrocci
Story
Cesare Zavattini
Story
Luigi Magni
Screenplay
Franco Rossi
Screenplay
Luigi Magni
Story
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Franco Rossi
Story
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Story
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Story
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
Presenter
Sergio Citti
Assistant Director
Mario Garbuglia
Art Direction
Piero Piccioni
Musician
Piero Piccioni
Music Director
Bruno Nicolai
Music Director