''La strega in amore'' (also known as ''The Witch'', ''The Witch in Love'' and ''Strange Obsession'') is a
1966 Italian
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drama- horror film directed by
Damiano Damiani
Damiano Damiani (23 July 1922 – 7 March 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", while film critic Paolo Mereg ...
. It is based on the novel ''Aura'' by
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), ''Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''Christopher ...
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Cast
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Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
Academics
* Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic
* Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering
* Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...
: Sergio
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Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino (25 November 1939 – 17 October 2009) was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.
Early life
She was born in Genoa, Liguria to a well-off family. Her mot ...
: Aura
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Gian Maria Volonté: Fabrizio
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Sarah Ferrati: Consuelo
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Margherita Guzzinati
Margherita Guzzinati (18 May 1940 – 31 October 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actress and television presenter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Guzzinati made her professional debut at young age, in the play ''Questa sera si r ...
: Lorna
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Ivan Rassimov
Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović; Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serb descent who appeared in many horror and exploitation films.
Biography
Born in Trieste ...
: the librarian
Release
''La strega in amore'' was released on September 11, 1966 in Italy where it was distributed by Cidif. The film grossed a total of 203,396,000
Italian lira
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domestically. It was released in the United States in August 1969 where it was distributed by G.G. Productions.
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1966 films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Damiano Damiani
1966 drama films
Italian horror films
1966 horror films
Films based on Mexican novels
Films scored by Luis Bacalov
Films about witchcraft
1960s Italian films
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