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The Witch is a film of genre Comedy directed by Roland af Hällström released in USA on 1 january 1954 with Mirja Mane
The Witch (1952)
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Add to a movie listNoita palaa elämään (English: The Witch) is a Finnish horror film from 1952. It was directed by Roland af Hällstrom and produced by Mauno Mäkelä. The film is based on Mika Waltari's 1947 play of the same name.
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Dans la campagne finlandaise, un archéologue découvre dans un marais une tombe contenant un corps féminin bien conservé. D'après les autochtones, il s'agit du cadavre d'une sorcière enterrée là depuis trois siècles et qui avait été tuée d'un pieu dans le coeur. La nuit suivante, une belle jeune fille nue surgit, clamant qu'elle est la sorcière revenue à la vie. Les paysans, notamment les femmes, parlent de la remettre dans son tombeau marécageux, alors que tous les hommes du manoir commencent à la désirer follement...Actors
Mirja Mane
(Birgit Suomaa)
Hillevi Lagerstam
(Greta)
Toivo Mäkelä
(Hannu)
Sakari Jurkka
(Veikko Hallberg)
Aku Korhonen
(Baron Hallberg)
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