The Witch (1954 film)

This article is about a West German drama film from 1954. For other uses, see Witch (disambiguation).

The Witch (German: Die Hexe) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Anita Björk, Karlheinz Böhm and Attila Hörbiger.^[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna, Rome, Venice, Capri and Styria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. It's a 15th-16th century movie. "Die Hexe - Witch Riding on a Goat, Albrecht Dürer | Mia"^[2]

The Witch
German film poster
German	Die Hexe
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Written by	Emil Burri Johannes Mario Simmel Gustav Ucicky
Starring	Anita Björk Karlheinz Böhm Attila Hörbiger
Cinematography	Franz Hofer Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Music by	Bert Grund
Production company	Capitol Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	15 October 1954 (1954-10-15)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Plot

A girl grows up foreseeing the future, and is able to predict the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

Cast

• Anita Björk as Maria Hoidek
• Karlheinz Böhm as Count Ulrich Ziszek-Wald
• Attila Hörbiger as Count Maximilian Schartau
• Viktoria von Ballasko as Countess Christine Schartau
• Charles Regnier as Dr. Harz
• Rudolf Fernau as Baron von Schwarzegg
• Adrienne Gessner as Baroness von Schwarzegg
• Elisabeth Markus as Wife of the Austrian ambassador
• Elisabeth Stemberger as Hilde
• Emmy Burg as Sister
• Leopold Rudolf as Rillak
• Bibiane Zeller
• Helmut Ahner
• Karl Hellmer
• Erik von Loewis
• Marion Degler
• Waltraut Runze
• Olga Limburg
• Joe Furtner
• Helmut Heyne
• Waltraud Neid as Young Maria Hoidek