Witchfinder General
1968 · Movie · 1h 27m · NR
DramaHistoryHorror
"He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Key crew
- Michael ReevesDirector
- Michael ReevesScreenplay
- Paul FerrisOriginal Music Composer
- Tom BakerScreenplay
Cast
- Vincent PriceMatthew Hopkins
- Ian OgilvyRichard Marshall
- Robert RussellJohn Stearne
- Nicky HensonSwallow
- Hilary DwyerSara
- Rupert DaviesJohn Lowes
- Patrick WymarkCromwell
- Wilfrid BrambellMaster Loach
- Tony SelbySalter
- Michael BeintCaptain Gordon
- Bernard KayFisherman
- Beaufoy MiltonPriest
Stills
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Themes
rapebased on novel or bookwitch burningfalse accusationsreligious fundamentalismsadistic torturewitch huntenglish civil war17th centuryfolk horrorsuffolk, englandforced sex