Hungry Wives
May 01 1972
•1h 29m
•Horror, Drama
Joan Mitchell is an unhappy, middle-aged suburban housewife with an uncommunicative businessman husband and a distant 19 year old daughter on the verge of moving out of the house. Frustrated at her current situation, Joan seeks solace in witchcraft after visiting a local tarot reader and leader of a secret black arts wicca set, who inspires Joan to follow her own path. After dabbling in witchcraft and believing she has become a real witch, Joan withdraws into a fantasy world and sinks deeper and deeper into her new lifestyle until the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred.
Cast
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Jan White
Joan Mitchell
Raymond Laine
Gregg Williamson
Ann Muffly
Shirley Randolph
Joedda McClain
Nikki Mitchell
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