Witchfinder General
1968 · Movie · NR · 87 min · ★ 6.5
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.
Based on Witchfinder General
Also known as Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General · Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm · The Conqueror Worm · Edgar Allan Poe's The Conqueror Worm
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Details
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-05-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (266 votes)
Themes
- 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
Cast & crew
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
Patrick Wymark
as Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
as Master Loach
Tony Selby
as Salter
- MB
Michael Beint
as Captain Gordon
Directed by Michael Reeves