Sex of the Witch

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

Sex of the Witch
Directed by	Angelo Pannaccio
Screenplay by	Angelo Pannaccio Franco Brocani[1]
Starring	Susanna Levi Jessica Dublin Sergio Ferrero Camille Keaton Franco Garofalo
Cinematography	Maurizio Centini Girolamo La Rosa[1]
Edited by	Marcello Malvestito[1]
Music by	Daniele 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]
Country	Italy[2]
Box office	₤72.169 million

Cast

• Susanna Levi as Mary
• Jessica Dublin as Evelin
• Sergio Ferrero as Ingrid - uomo
• Camille Keaton as Ann
• Franco Garofalo as Tony (as Christopher Oakes)
• Donald O'Brien as Commissario (as Donal O'Brien)
• Gianni Dei as Simon
• Augusto Nobile as Edward
• Maurizio Tanfani as Nath
• Marzia Damon as Gloria
• Irio Fantini as Ass. Ispettore Marchi
• Ferruccio Viotti as Notaio Thompson
• Giovanni Petrucci as Johnny (as Giovanni Petti)
• Annamaria Tornello as Ingrid (as Tornello Annamaria)
• Simone Santo as Sir Thomas Hilton
• Lorenza Guerrieri as Lucy

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 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]