Lisbeth Movin as the Witch’s Daughter in Day of Wrath

In honor of Halloween, I decided to list my favorite movies involving witches, plus one with a warlock. Bear in mind that, for the most part, I don’t care as much for recent films; so a number of recent titles which you might include are not represented here. The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

1. Bell, Book and Candle (1958). Kim Novak as the witch. Directed by Richard Quine.
2. Black Sunday (1960). Barbara Steele as the witch. Directed by Mario Bava. Gorgeous B/W photography.
3. Curse of the Demon (1957). Released in England as Night of the Demon. Niall MacGinnis as the warlock. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. A truly terrifying film based on the short story “The Casting of the Runes.”
4. Day of Wrath (1943). The lovely Lisbeth Movin as the witch’s daughter. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer in Denmark. By far the best film on this list.
5. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), also known as All That Money Can Buy. The stunning Simone Simon as the witch. Directed by William Dieterle.
6. Häxan (1922). Numerous witches. Directed by Benjamin Christensen in Denmark.
7. I Married a Witch (1942). A comedy starring Veronica Lake as the witch. Directed by René Clair.
8. Rosemary’s Baby (1968). I guess Ruth Gordon would be the witch. Directed by Roman Polanski.
9. The Wicker Man (1973) with a whole island of witches and warlocks, led by Christopher Lee. Directed by Robin Hardy in England.
10. The Wizard of Oz (1939). Margaret Hamilton and Billie Burke as the evil and good witch respectively. Directed by Victor Fleming and George Cukor.

I will try tomorrow to present my ten favorite vampire films.