---
title: 'The Witches (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Roeg'
released: '1990-05-25'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-witches-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100944/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Witches (1990)

1990 · 91 min · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Family · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Witches is a 1990 dark fantasy film directed by Nicolas Roeg from a screenplay by Allan Scott and based on Roald Dahl's novel of the same name. The film stars Anjelica Huston and Mai Zetterling and concerns evil witches who masquerade as ordinary women and follows an orphaned boy and his grandmother, who must find a way to foil their plot of ridding the world of children.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Roeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-roeg)
- **Screenplay:** [Allan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-scott-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson), [Mark Shivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-shivas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harvey Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-harrison)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Bill Paterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paterson)
- [Mai Zetterling](https://cinepixo.com/people/mai-zetterling)
- [Angelique Rockas](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelique-rockas)
- [Brenda Blethyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-blethyn)
- [Jenny Runacre](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-runacre)
- [Anjelica Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/anjelica-huston) as Grand High Witch
- [Jane Horrocks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-horrocks)
- [Emma Relph](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-relph)
- [Rowan Atkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowan-atkinson)
- [Jasen Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasen-fisher)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-witches-1990
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