Sex of the Witch

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Sex of the Witch
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Directed byAngelo Pannaccio
Screenplay by
  • Angelo Pannaccio
  • Franco Brocani [1]
Starring
Cinematography
  • Maurizio Centini
  • Girolamo La Rosa [1]
Edited byMarcello Malvestito [1]
Music byDaniele Patucchi [1]
Production
company
Produzione Cinematografica Universalia [2]
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release dates
  • 18 October 1973 (1973-10-18)(France)
  • 20 March 1974 (1974-03-20)(Italy)
Running time
81 minutes [2]
CountryItaly [2]
Box office ₤72.169 million

Sex of the Witch (Italian : Il sesso della strega) is a 1973 Italian erotic gothic horror giallo film directed by Angelo Pannaccio [3] [4] and starring Susanna Levi, Jessica Dublin, Sergio Ferrero, Donald O'Brien, and Camille Keaton (of I Spit on Your Grave fame).

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Plot

Sir Thomas Henry, patriarch of a wealthy family, dies and his relatives gather for the reading of his will. It states that if any of the family members die, the old man's wealth will be divided equally among the survivors. One by one, his relatives start turning up dead, killed in typical giallo fashion.

Cast

Production

Shooting on the film began on March 6, 1972 in Sermoneta. [5] Donald O'Brien stated that the budget was so low on Sex of the Witch that he had to pay for his own food and hotel room during production. [6] [7] Actress Camille Keaton also admitted not knowing the film's plot on set, and when she confessed this to another actor, he claimed the same amount of confusion. [2]

Release

Sex of the Witch was released in France before it was released in Italy as Les Anges Pervers ("Perverse Angels") on 18 October 1973. [2] It was distributed theatrically in Italy by Regional on 20 March 1974. [1] [2] The film grossed a total of 72,169,000 Italian lire domestically. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Curti 2017a, p. 104.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Curti 2017a, p. 105.
  3. ↑ Curti 2017a, pp. 104–105.
  4. ↑ Curti 2017b, p. 257.
  5. ↑ Curti 2017a, p. 106.
  6. ↑ Kessler, Christian (March 1996). "Gunslingers, Cannibals and More...:An Interview with Dolan O'Brien". European Trash Cinema. No. 16.
  7. ↑ Gomarasca, Manlio (April 2003). "Una vita da cattivo. Intervista a Donal O'Brian[ sic ]". Nocturno Cinema (in Italian). No. 10. p. 50.

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