Mark of the Witch 1970 123movies

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Plot: A 300-year-old witch terrorizes a college town to get revenge on the descendant of the man who persecuted her.
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Ratings:

	4.6/10 Votes: 520
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Reviews:

A mixed bag
What I liked about this movie:

I don’t know what film stock this was shot on, but it gives the movie a distinct look. Deep blacks and the colors haven’t faded much, which is unusual for a 40-year-old movie. I assume it was done using the color process that preceded the one that was so prone to fading and that gave so many 70’s movies their washed out look.

Some of the photography was quite nice, as when they’re sitting around a table doing a ritual near the end.

The soundtrack, consisting of the ominous blips and drones of an analog synthesizer, was very effective, and the singsongy, a cappella piece done by Trella Hart over the opening credits was downright eerie.

The actress who played Jill (Anitra Walsh), even if I wasn’t mesmerized by her performance, was a doll, which made her scenes a pleasure to watch.

On the down side, the acting was amateurish, going from the bad acting typical of low-budget movies to the two main female characters (Margery of Jourdemain and Jill) delivering overwrought monologues like they were in a stage play (good actors like Vincent Price can get away with that sort of thing in movies, but these two just came off like members of a high school drama club).

The woman who played Margery of Jourdemain (Marie Santel) was every bit as hideous as Anitra Walsh was gorgeous. With her botched nose job, she looked like Michael Jackson.

I found the story hard to follow at times and it seemed like there were holes in the plot (though maybe I missed something). I think the writers were trying to be clever by inserting unpredictable plot twists, but the execution was so poor that it just made the story incoherent. At times it seemed the filmmakers couldn’t decide whether they were creating a horror movie or a comedy (a movie can be both, of course, but in this case the combination didn’t work).

The movie was a mixed bag. It had good atmosphere but I had trouble getting into the story and characters. Overall, with a 5 out of 10 being the middle, I think this movie was more good than bad, so I’m giving it a 6 out of 10. I watch a lot of old horror movies and this one is more memorable than many, despite its flaws. Worth a look if it’s running on TV or you see it for rent at a video store.

Remarkably entertaining- quite a surprise
I love old horror movies, especially when I know none of the people in them, and they are from an era before there were cell phones, iPods, and back when clichés were being made, rather than laughed at for their ridiculousness.

The story is pretty basic- ancient curse of a doomed witch, jumping forward to the “present” (ha ha), where of course, the witch returns. The pacing is pretty good, with the story at least always moving forward. I didn’t find it too predictable, which was good, and despite how dated the fashion and music were, it was interesting.

Technically, it was a mixed bag for me. Grainy old film stock and imperfect sound actually make an old horror film better for me in some respects. Like one of the other reviewers, I found the spoken words over the opening titles a bit creepy, but most of the soundtrack is rather annoying.

The acting is acceptable from some of the cast (“Alan” was pretty good), and the copy I watched was choppy and the film was scratched. Still, this brings back some fond memories of movie-watching to those of us old enough to have operated a “record player”.

While not a classic, I’d recommend this for anyone who loves old horror movies. Simple, fun, and not so burdened by huge effects sequences or big stars that you ever feel distracted from the story. Watch and enjoy!

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 18 min (78 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated GP
Genre Horror
Director Tom Moore
Writer Mary Davis, Martha Peters
Actors Robert Elston, Anitra Walsh, Darryl Wells
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
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Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Todd-AO)
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Movielab
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm