Drama ·History ·Horror · United Kingdom · 1968 · 1h 27m

Witchfinder General

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Director
Michael Reeves
Cast
Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins Ian Ogilvy as Richard Marshall Robert Russell as John Stearne Nicky Henson as Swallow Hilary Dwyer as Sara Rupert Davies as John Lowes
Crew
John Coquillon — Director of Photography Howard Lanning — Editor Paul Ferris — Original Music Composer Michael Reeves — Screenplay Tom Baker — Screenplay Ronald Bassett — Novel
Tagline

He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General

Synopsis

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.

Trailer Witchfinder General — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapebased on novel or bookwitch burningfalse accusationsreligious fundamentalismsadistic torturewitch huntenglish civil war17th centuryfolk horrorsuffolk, englandforced sex
Key Collaborators
Michael Reeves Director John Coquillon Director of Photography Howard Lanning Editor Paul Ferris Original Music Composer Michael Reeves Screenplay Tom Baker Screenplay Ronald Bassett Novel Louis M. Heyward Producer Arnold L. Miller Producer Philip Waddilove Producer
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