He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the Witchfinder General
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.
Director
Michael Reeves
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Screenplay
Michael Reeves, Tom Baker
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Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
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Top billed cast
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell
Production companies
Tigon British Film Productions, American International Pictures
Keywords
based on novel or book, witch burning, false accusations, religious fundamentalism, witch hunt, english civil war, 17th century, folk horror, suffolk, england
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