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Martin Robinson

We put a spell on you: from Maleficent to Grotbags – the screen's greatest witches

Maleficent Jack Nicholson Cher Rosemary Susan Sarandon Angela Lansbury Anjelica Huston Disney Glinda Ira Levin

I'm meeellllltttingggg: Chucking a bucket of water over the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz put pay to her evil schemes. Bravo Judy, and take a bow at number 13 on list.... -

With Wicked hitting screens this week, it is time to look at the greatest witches to cast a spell on audiences.

Ranked in order, from the very best to the still pretty good (I mean there are hundreds on screens but we can’t squeeze in all the dross).

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