Movie: Witchcraft Through the Ages

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William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs

Narrator

Maren Pedersen
Maren Pedersen

The Witch

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    A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by author William S. Burroughs, with a jazz score and soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.

  • Release Date

    1968-01-03

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    7.2

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