multiple layers of silk, each in a vibrant shade, which she peels away layer by layer. Cast "The Witch Burned Alive" Silvana Mangano as Gloria Annie Girardot as Valeria Francisco Rabal as Paolo Massimo Girotti as Sportsman Véronique Vendell as Young Girlfriend Elsa Albani as Gossip Clara Calamai as Ex-Actress Marilù Tolo as Waitress Nora Ricci as Gloria's Secretary Dino Mele as Dino, the Waiter Helmut Berger (as Helmut Steinbergher) as Hotel Page Bruno Filippini as Singer Leslie French as Industrialist "Civic Spirit" Silvana Mangano as Woman in a Hurry Alberto Sordi as Elio Ferocci "The Earth Seen from the Moon" Silvana Mangano as Assurdina Caì Totò as Ciancicato Miao Ninetto Davoli (as Nenetto Davoli) as Baciu Miao Laura Betti as Male Tourist Luigi Leoni as Female Tourist Mario Cipriani as Priest "The Sicilian Belle" Silvana Mangano as Nunzia Pietro Tordi as Nunzia's Father "An Evening Like the Others" Silvana Mangano as Giovanna Clint Eastwood as Carlo Valentino Macchi as Man at Stadium Corinne Fontaine as Admirer Armando Bottin as Nembo Kid Gianni Gori as Diabolik Paolo Gozlino as Mandrake the Magician Franco Moruzzi as Sadik Angelo Santi as Flash Gordon Pietro Torrisi as Batman Crew "The Witch Burned Alive" "Civic Spirit" "The Earth Seen from the Moon" "The Sicilian Belle" "An Evening Like the Others" Other crew Release Le streghe was never released outside of Europe as United Artists bought the film when Clint Eastwood's career began to ascend. United Artists decided not to release it in theaters but instead kept it in its library vault to prevent its viewing. References Bibliography External links Card + Videoclip "Le streghe" 1967 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Franco Rossi Films directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Films directed by Luchino Visconti Films directed by Vittorio De Sica Italian anthology films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films set in Austria Films set in the Alps Films set in Rome Films set in Sicily 1967 comedy films 1967 films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films with screenplays by Age & Scarpelli Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini Films about witchcraft Films scored by Piero Piccioni 1965 comedy films 1960s Italian films