| Guns of the Black Witch | |
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| Directed by | Domenico Paolella |
| Screenplay by | |
| Produced by | Fortunato Misiano [1] |
| Cinematography | Carlo Bellero [2] |
| Edited by | Jolanda Benvenuti [1] |
| Music by | Michele Cozzoli [2] |
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Running time | 98 minutes [1] |
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Guns of the Black Witch (Italian : Il terrore dei mari) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Domenico Paolella. [3] [4]
Guns of the Black Witch was released in Italy on 24 February 1961. [1] It was released in the United States in December 1961. [1]
The Monthly Film Bulletin declared the film to be a "very tepid affair" and that "even the Caribbean looks unenticing in this representation, and Paolella's direction makes heavy weather of the action." [2]
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