Season of the Witch (1972 film)

For other uses, see Season of the Witch (disambiguation).
Season of the Witch
Promotional poster under the name Hungry Wives
Directed byGeorge A. Romero[1]
Written byGeorge A. Romero[1]
Produced byNancy M. Romero[2]
Starring
  • Jan White
  • Raymond Laine
  • Joedda McClain
  • Bill Thunhurst
  • Ann Muffly
CinematographyGeorge A. Romero[1]
Edited byGeorge A. Romero[1]
Music bySteve Gorn[2]
Production
company
The Latent Image[2]
Distributed byJack H. Harris Enterprises[2]
Release date
  • December 27, 1972 (1972-12-27)
(limited)
Running time
89 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish[2]

Season of the Witch (originally released as Hungry Wives) is a 1972 American drama film[4] written and directed by George A. Romero, and starring Jan White, Raymond Laine, and Anne Muffly. The film follows a housewife in suburban Pittsburgh who becomes involved in witchcraft after meeting a local witch.

Described by Romero himself as a "feminist film,"[5] Season of the Witch was originally made under the title Jack's Wife, with a small crew, giving Romero the duties of an editor, cinematographer and screenwriter. The film's distributor cut major parts of the film and changed its title to Hungry Wives, marketing it as a softcore pornography film. The film failed to find an audience on its initial release and was re-released years later under the title Season of the Witch.

  1. ^ a b c d Muir 2002, p. 121.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Hungry Wives". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Muir 2015, p. 250.
  4. ^ Redfern & Steiger 2014, p. 260.
  5. ^ Mayo 2013, p. 313.