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'''''Season of the Witch''''' is a 1973 horror film directed by George A. Romero. He had trouble finding distributors for the film, and was eventually distributed as a softcore pornography film called ''Hungry Wives!'' This version cut the original 130-minute cut to 89 minutes. It was met with poor reviews, much like his other films from the early 1970s. | '''''Season of the Witch''''' is a 1973 horror film directed by George A. Romero. He had trouble finding distributors for the film, and was eventually distributed as a softcore pornography film called ''Hungry Wives!'' This version cut the original 130-minute cut to 89 minutes. It was met with poor reviews, much like his other films from the early 1970s. | ||
The film was re-released under its current title in 1978 following the success of ''Dawn of the Dead'' with a restored length of 104 minutes using clips from his original cut. This version received a DVD release in 2005.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/season-of-the-witch-v43387/releases AllMovie page on the film releases of ''Season of the Witch''.] Retrieved 05 Apr '16 | The film was re-released under its current title in 1978 following the success of ''Dawn of the Dead'' with a restored length of 104 minutes using clips from his original cut. This version received a DVD release in 2005.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/season-of-the-witch-v43387/releases AllMovie page on the film releases of ''Season of the Witch''.] Retrieved 05 Apr '16</ref> Since then, the rest of the original film negative and Romero's original cut have been lost.<ref>Williams, Tony (2013). ''The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead.'' Retrieved 05 Apr '16</ref> | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069239/ IMDb page.] Retrieved 05 Apr '16 | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069239/ IMDb page of ''Season of the Witch''.] Retrieved 05 Apr '16 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 6 June 2020
Original poster.
Status: Partially Found
Season of the Witch is a 1973 horror film directed by George A. Romero. He had trouble finding distributors for the film, and was eventually distributed as a softcore pornography film called Hungry Wives! This version cut the original 130-minute cut to 89 minutes. It was met with poor reviews, much like his other films from the early 1970s.
The film was re-released under its current title in 1978 following the success of Dawn of the Dead with a restored length of 104 minutes using clips from his original cut. This version received a DVD release in 2005.[1] Since then, the rest of the original film negative and Romero's original cut have been lost.[2]
External Link
- IMDb page of Season of the Witch. Retrieved 05 Apr '16
References
- ↑ AllMovie page on the film releases of Season of the Witch. Retrieved 05 Apr '16
- ↑ Williams, Tony (2013). The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead. Retrieved 05 Apr '16