Saturday, October 30, 2021

Oct 29th  
Night of the Eagle**  
(GB 1962)                       
Anglo-Amalgamated/Independent Artists. 87m. bw

A young professor unwisely shuns his wife's best advice after she reveals that she is a witch.
Slightly less subtle re-working of Night of the Demon, with a stiff and unconvincing central couple, but still quite effective and suspenseful.

Written by: Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, George Baxt, based on the novel "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Leiber.
Producers: Julian Wintle, Leslie Parkyn.
Director: Sidney Hayers.
Starring: Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde, Margaret Johnston, Kathleen Byron, Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Reginald Beckwith, Judith Stott, Norman Bird.
Photography: Reg Wyer.
Music: William Alwyn.

+ US title: Burn, Witch, Burn

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