Watch NowWitchfinder General (1968)
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19/05/1968 (GB)
Drama, History, Horror
1h 27m
- 65% (244 votes)
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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.
- Michael ReevesDirector, Screenplay
- Tom BakerScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$83,000
Revenue
$1,500,000
Keywords
- rape
- based on novel or book
- witch burning
- false accusations
- religious fundamentalism
- sadistic torture
- witch hunt
- english civil war
- 17th century
- folk horror
- suffolk, england
- forced sex
Top Billed Cast
Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy
Richard Marshall
Robert Russell
John Stearne
Nicky Henson
Swallow
Hilary Dwyer
Sara
Rupert Davies
John Lowes
Patrick Wymark
Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
Master Loach
Tony Selby
Salter
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
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