Witchfinder General (1968)

05/17/1968 (GB) • 1h 27m

Drama, History, Horror

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.

Top Billed Cast

Vincent Price

Matthew Hopkins

Ian Ogilvy

Richard Marshall

Robert Russell

John Stearne

Rupert Davies

John Lowes

Wilfrid Brambell

Master Loach


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$83,000.00

Revenue

$1,500,000.00

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

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