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The Witch
Why this pick
Its austere colonial wilderness, religious dread, and slowly tightening folk-horror atmosphere closely echo Eyes of Fire’s sense of a settlement being consumed by forces beyond reason.
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MOVIE1983 1h 30m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film takes place in the year 1750 on the American frontier during the Colonial history of the United States days, before the United States declared its independence. A group of pioneers narrowly escape persecution when their preacher is accused of adultery and polygamy. The preacher, Will Smythe, is accused of having an affair with a married woman, Eloise Dalton, whose husband is away hunting for food, and another woman, Leah, who is insane. Also among their group is Eloise's daughter Fanny Dalton, the couple Jewell Buchanan and Margaret Buchanan along with their daughter Cathleen, Calvin and his wife who goes by the name Sister, and their granddaughter Meg.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Guy Boyd
Marion Dalton
Rebecca Stanley
Eloise Dalton
Sally Klein
Fanny Dalton / Narrator
Karlene Crockett
Leah: Queen of the Forest
Fran Ryan
Sister (Calvin's Wife)
Rob Paulsen
Jewell Buchanan
Kerry Sherman
Margaret Buchanan
Dennis Lipscomb
Will Smythe