Witchfinder General
He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(282 votes)
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.
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Box office
Grossed $1.5M worldwide, about 18.1 times its $83K budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Witchfinder General
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Setting
Set in England
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Music
Music by Paul Ferris
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Coquillon
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ronald BassettNovel
- Michael ReevesScreenplay
- Tom BakerScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $83K
- Revenue
- $1.5M
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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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
- John TrenamanHarcourt
- Bill MaxwellGifford
- Peter ThomasFarrier
Maggie KimberlyElizabeth- Dennis ThorneVillager #1
- Anne TirardOld Woman
- Gillian AldamYoung Woman in Cell
- Hira TalfreyHanged Woman
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