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On this day in 1961 (in the U.S.), The Naked Witch enjoyed its time in the theatrical spotlight. Written and directed by the team of Claude Alexander and Larry Buchanan, the film starred Libby Hall as the titular character of the title along with Marilyn Pope, Denis Adams, Charles West, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch rises from her grave nude and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors."
Editor's Note:
Technically, this release date is entirely of SciFiHistory.Net's creation. What is known is that The Naked Witch was sometime during the year 1961. An internet released took place on this day in 2017, so I am using that date (reverted to 1961) so that the flick isn't lost to history as are so many.
-- EZ
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch rises from her grave nude and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors."
Editor's Note:
Technically, this release date is entirely of SciFiHistory.Net's creation. What is known is that The Naked Witch was sometime during the year 1961. An internet released took place on this day in 2017, so I am using that date (reverted to 1961) so that the flick isn't lost to history as are so many.
-- EZ
From Google.com:
The Naked Witch is a 1961 American independent B-horror film written and directed by Larry Buchanan and co-directed by Claude Alexander. The micro-budget cult film tells the story of an unnamed college student who travels to rural Central Texas, inadvertently resurrects an executed witch, and falls under her seductive spell. [1, 2]
Plot Summary
While researching the history of German settlements in Texas, an unnamed university student travels to the small town of Luckenbach. Fascinated by local folklore, he locates the grave of an executed witch, digs it up, and pulls the stake from her corpse. The witch awakens and begins an angry campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of the Schöennig family, her original persecutors. The student falls completely under her spell but ultimately snaps out of it in time to save the last surviving descendant and kill the witch again. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Details
Style and Tone
The movie is somewhat notorious among B-movie fans for its odd pacing and extensive use of voice-over narration. The film famously begins with eight continuous minutes of close-ups of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch accompanied by a sensationalized narration about the history of witchcraft. It is also characterized by its grainy cinematography and low-budget aesthetic typical of 1960s exploitation cinema. [1, 4, 5, 7, 8]
AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Witch
[2] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheNakedWitch
[3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054111/
[4] http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/nakedwitchbuchanan.htm
[5] https://pc3horror.substack.com/p/the-naked-witch-1961
[6] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054111/fullcredits/
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fARiGN4hKtY&vl=en
[8] https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/will-the-real-naked-witch-please-stand-up-t20855.html
The Naked Witch is a 1961 American independent B-horror film written and directed by Larry Buchanan and co-directed by Claude Alexander. The micro-budget cult film tells the story of an unnamed college student who travels to rural Central Texas, inadvertently resurrects an executed witch, and falls under her seductive spell. [1, 2]
Plot Summary
While researching the history of German settlements in Texas, an unnamed university student travels to the small town of Luckenbach. Fascinated by local folklore, he locates the grave of an executed witch, digs it up, and pulls the stake from her corpse. The witch awakens and begins an angry campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of the Schöennig family, her original persecutors. The student falls completely under her spell but ultimately snaps out of it in time to save the last surviving descendant and kill the witch again. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Details
- Release & Production: Though the film was shot in 1960 and carries a copyright date of 1961, it wasn't officially released until 1964.
- Cast & Crew: The witch is played by Libby Hall, while Robert Short stars as "The Student". The film's narrative is largely carried by the Student's constant voice-over narration.
- Budget & Trivia: It was an ultra-low-budget exploitation feature, made for about $8,000, though it performed surprisingly well at the box office, grossing around $80,000. [1]
Style and Tone
The movie is somewhat notorious among B-movie fans for its odd pacing and extensive use of voice-over narration. The film famously begins with eight continuous minutes of close-ups of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch accompanied by a sensationalized narration about the history of witchcraft. It is also characterized by its grainy cinematography and low-budget aesthetic typical of 1960s exploitation cinema. [1, 4, 5, 7, 8]
AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Witch
[2] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheNakedWitch
[3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054111/
[4] http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/nakedwitchbuchanan.htm
[5] https://pc3horror.substack.com/p/the-naked-witch-1961
[6] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054111/fullcredits/
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fARiGN4hKtY&vl=en
[8] https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/will-the-real-naked-witch-please-stand-up-t20855.html
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