Sorcerers' Village

Sorcerers' Village

75 mins | Documentary, Adventure | July 2, 1958

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.

Sorcerers' Village

75 mins | Documentary, Adventure | July 2, 1958

Sorcerers' Village
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.
Producers Grand Prize Films
Original title Sorcerers' Village
Directors Hassoldt Davis
Writers Sidney Kaufman, Hassoldt Davis

Cast

Hassoldt Davis

as Himself

Burgess Meredith

as Narrator