La strega in amore

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La strega in amore
La strega in amore.jpg
Italian film poster
Directed by Damiano Damiani [1]
Screenplay by
Based onAura
by Carlos Fuentes
Produced by Alfredo Bini [1]
Starring
Cinematography Leonida Barboni [1]
Edited by Nino Baragli [1]
Music by Luis Bacalov [1]
Production
company
Arco Film [1]
Distributed byCidif
Release date
  • September 11, 1966 (1966-09-11)(Italy)
Running time
110 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
Box office ₤203 million

La strega in amore (also known as The Witch, The Witch in Love and Strange Obsession) is a 1966 Italian drama- horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is based on the novel Aura by Carlos Fuentes. [2] [3]

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Release

La strega in amore was released on September 11, 1966 in Italy where it was distributed by Cidif. [1] The film grossed a total of 203,396,000 Italian lira domestically. [1] It was released in the United States in August 1969 where it was distributed by G.G. Productions. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Curti 2015, p. 171-172.
  2. ↑ Alberto Pezzotta (2004). Regia Damiano Damiani. Cinemazero, 2004. ISBN   8890121823.
  3. ↑ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   8884405033.

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