Horror · United Kingdom · 1973 · 1h 33m

The Wicker Man

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Director
Robin Hardy
Cast
Edward Woodward as Sergeant Neil Howie Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle Britt Ekland as Willow MacGreagor Diane Cilento as Miss Rose Ingrid Pitt as Librarian Roy Boyd as Broome
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Eric Boyd-Perkins — Editor Paul Giovanni — Original Music Composer Anthony Shaffer — Screenplay David Pinner — Novel Peter Snell — Producer
Tagline

Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!

Synopsis

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

Trailer The Wicker Man — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
virginislandbased on novel or booksacrificescotlandritualcemeteryinvestigationculthuman sacrificerural areadisappearance
Key Collaborators
Robin Hardy Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Eric Boyd-Perkins Editor Paul Giovanni Original Music Composer Anthony Shaffer Screenplay David Pinner Novel Peter Snell Producer Sue Yelland Costume Design
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