You'll never guess what this film is

Rich

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:38:17 PM11/13/12

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Italian, I think, made about 1970. About a young, hot witch in the Middle
Ages. In one scene, a grave digger says a poem, modified from the normal.

"Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean; so they both
together, licked the coffin clean."

I saw it many years ago and cannot remember its name.

Mack A. Damia

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Nov 14, 2012, 12:27:00 AM11/14/12

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The Undead (1957)

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John Doe

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Nov 14, 2012, 12:31:07 AM11/14/12

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The Undead (1957)

John Doe

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Nov 14, 2012, 12:37:43 AM11/14/12

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I was beaten to the punch. But to show that I didn't just copy the
first reply...

I searched for this.

movie "his wife could eat no lean" "licked the coffin clean"

One result, the correct result, was returned. The original post
quote with the corresponding movie title is on this result page.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2F212.117.169.133%2F14796-watch-the-undead-movie.html&ei=0iujUJ6HBuOEygGe6oCQDw&usg=AFQjCNEfQsP63gqj1Su6CZKUDUEc1jk1vg

Mack A. Damia

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Nov 14, 2012, 12:44:14 AM11/14/12

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I only searched for "licked the coffin clean", and I think it was the
first link that appeared.

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madar...@gmail.com

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Nov 14, 2012, 11:07:32 AM11/14/12

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Well it wasn't Italian and wasn't 1970. And it's in b&w.

Tom

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Nov 14, 2012, 9:08:31 PM11/14/12

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On Nov 14, 10:07 am, madara0...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:37:43 AM UTC-5, John Doe wrote:
> > I was beaten to the punch. But to show that I didn't just copy the
>
> > first reply...
>
> > I searched for this.
>
> > movie "his wife could eat no lean" "licked the coffin clean"
>
> > One result, the correct result, was returned. The original post
>
> > quote with the corresponding movie title is on this result page.
>

> >http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rj...

>
> Well it wasn't Italian and wasn't 1970. And it's in b&w.

That's close for Rich... I'm amazed he got the "movie" part right.

Tom

Rich

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Nov 15, 2012, 1:18:04 AM11/15/12

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Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:sra6a8dblias6012c...@4ax.com:

Thanks very much.

trotsky

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Nov 15, 2012, 7:51:40 AM11/15/12

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I thought licking coffins clean was what he did for a living.

bermuda999

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Nov 15, 2012, 9:45:15 AM11/15/12

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The main writer, Charles Griffith, wrote the entire script in iambic pentameter. It later was changed at Corman's request:

"It was in iambic pentameter and I had to rewrite it after it was ready to shoot because somebody told Roger that they didn’t understand it. Roger would give it to anybody to read or anybody out on the street. He’d send girls out with scripts." -Griffith

The co-writer was Mark Hanna, who went on to write "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman"
(starring Allison Hayes, who had a supporting role in "The Undead")