Directed by:
Michael ReevesCinematography:
John CoquillonComposer:
Paul FerrisCast:
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, Wilfrid Brambell, Margaret Nolan, Godfrey James, Bernard Kay, Tony Selby, Hira Talfrey, Anne Tirard (more)VOD (1)
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In England during the time of Cromwell, the villainous lawyer Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price) travels the country hunting down and torturing those he proclaims witches. Spreading violence and terror in his wake, Hopkins encounters little opposition until he persecutes the Marshall family, and young Richard Marshall (Ian Ogilvy) resolves to put an end to the witchfinder's infamy. This, the third and final film from director Michael Reeves (who died shortly after it was released), was filmed in Norfolk and Suffolk and is often considered one of the greatest British films ever made, being especially noteworthy for its use of the rural landscape. (Screenbound Pictures)
(more)Cast
Vincent Price
USA
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Ian Ogilvy
UK
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Rupert Davies
UK
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Hilary Heath
UK
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The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
Witchfinder General (1968)
Wilfrid Brambell
Ireland
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Margaret Nolan
UK
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Godfrey James
UK
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Bernard Kay
UK
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Tony Selby
UK
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Hira Talfrey
New Zealand
Best movies:
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Witchfinder General (1968)
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Anne Tirard
UK
Best movies:
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Michael Beint
UK
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Patrick Wymark
UK
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
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Cromwell (1970)
Sally Douglas
UK
Best movies:
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Carry On Cleo (1964)
Dennis Thorne
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Nicky Henson
UK
Best movies:
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Beaufoy Milton
UK
Best movies:
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Paul Ferris
UK
Best movies:
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John Kidd
UK
Best movies:
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Robert Russell
UK
Best movies:
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