JohnHowardReid Producer: Albert Fennell. Executive producers: Julian Wintle and Leslie Parkyn. An Independent Artists Production. (Available on a severely cut (to only 83 minutes) DVD from Optimum Home Entertainment).Copyright in the U.S.A. 10 March 1962 by Alta Vista Productions. Presented in the U.S.A. by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff. U.S. release through American International: 25 April 1962. New York opening at neighborhood theaters on a double bill with "Tales of Terror": 4 July 1962. U.K. release through Anglo Amalgamated: 13 May 1962. Banned in Australia. 87 minutes in the U.K. 90 minutes in the U.S.A. U.S. release title: Burn, Witch, Burn.SYNOPSIS: Tansy Taylor, the wife of an English university professor, secretly practices witchcraft to further her husband Norman's career. When he accidentally discovers this, he destroys her instruments of magic. Following Tansy's warning that his action has left him vulnerable to evil forces, Norman's luck changes.NOTES: Location scenes filmed in Penzance, Cornwall.COMMENT: Directed with authority and style. The script, however, seems far-fetched, and the transformation of Professor Carr is a bit hard to take. One of the most telling points against the script's credibility is that Tansy (silly name!) makes no attempt to tell her husband that a member of the faculty is practicing voodoo. Instead, she talks vaguely for hours about protection. Why isn't she specific?The special effects are faultless, whilst photography, music, and especially Ralph Sheldon's sharp film editing contribute greatly to the picture's eerie atmosphere. Indeed, Gilbert Taylor's camera-work — both on location and in the studio — is astonishingly creative, considering the shoddy work he often turns out for quota quickies.Janet Blair walks off with the movie's acting honors. The other players, however, are never less than able.

Johan Louwet This movie is really worth a view for the witch sequences even though as a whole I thought it was rather silly. For most of the movie I was wondering what the title meant but it became clear towards the ending. That eagle statue coming to life I thought was the worst part. The ending is rather predictable. I knew the "good" would survive and the "bad" would get their punishment. The movie might learn you a few things about witchcraft and superstitions. I thought the angle of female student being manipulated in seducing her professor interesting but that plot line was soon killed of and replaced by his wife having to destroy all the stuff that protected her husband from evil happening to her. Of course things were going wrong.

GL84 Attempting to get through to his hysterical wife that her use of charms and trinkets protecting against witchcraft are ludicrous, a man's life changes for the dreadful when he finds himself at the center of a series of strange supernatural hauntings after their destruction.This one turned out to be quite enjoyable for the most part, even though there's some pretty big flaws to this one. The biggest issue with this one that really hurts it is that the later half of the film doesn't really contain much in the way of horror, as what happens to them doesn't have a lot of scares, shocks or gruesome ideas that would turn this into a rather chilling, creepy tale. The threatening student and the resentful colleagues story lines go nowhere, and the rape charge does nothing that really marks this as a horror film, and then the fact that most of these segments are with her catatonic doesn't really offer up much, and with the film's British-like slow-burn pace it takes a while to get going. Still, though, there's a lot of good here in the rather impressive use of magical trinkets and their protective properties, there's some pretty intense scenes and the finale does inject some life into the proceedings by finally having something to do, which does overcome a couple of the flaws and makes it somewhat more enjoyable.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

gavin6942 A skeptical college professor (Peter Wyngarde) discovers that his wife (Janet Blair) has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness.Prom producer Sam Arkoff (American International Pictures) and writers Charles Beaumont and Richard Matheson (Matheson a frequent AIP contributor and both veterans of "Twilight Zone") comes this tale that I had never heard of before catching it in October 2011 in Chicago. How has a horror fan like myself missed such a well-acted, well-crafted and well-executed classic? I suspect the reason this film is not well known is the lack of a "star" (such as Vincent Price). But Wyngarde is incredible -- smart, strong, handsome... the ideal leading man. And you have some provocative material, too -- rape accusations, witchcraft (done very realistically) and more...I strongly recommend checking out this film. I first saw it as "Night of the Eagle" on the big screen, and then later as "Burn Witch Burn" on Netflix. Both versions are excellent and should be seen by anyone who likes a good story. (The only difference between versions that I noticed was that BWB has a 2-minute voice-over starting it off.)