Sorcerers' Village

Sorcerers' Village

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 2, 1958

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary, Adventure

Original Title

Sorcerers' Village

Production Companies

Grand Prize Films

Director

Hassoldt Davis

Description

Documentary film recounting the travels of Captain Hassoldt Davis and his wife, Ruth Staudinger Davis, across the Ivory Coast. The Davises filmed their exploits, seeking out in particular evidence of the beginnings and native practices of witchcraft and sorcery, and culminating in a visit to the village of YHO, ostensibly a village of sorcerers.