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Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General

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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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Budget

$83000

Revenue

$1500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.488/10

Release Date

17 May 1968

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Matthew Hopkins

Ian Ogilvy

Ian Ogilvy

Richard Marshall

Robert Russell

Robert Russell

John Stearne

Nicky Henson

Nicky Henson

Swallow

Hilary Dwyer

Hilary Dwyer

Sara

Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies

John Lowes

Patrick Wymark

Patrick Wymark

Cromwell

Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell

Master Loach

Tony Selby

Tony Selby

Salter

Michael Beint

Michael Beint

Captain Gordon

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Fisherman

Beaufoy Milton

Beaufoy Milton

Priest

John Trenaman

John Trenaman

Harcourt

Bill Maxwell

Bill Maxwell

Gifford

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Farrier

Maggie Kimberly

Maggie Kimberly

Elizabeth

Dennis Thorne

Dennis Thorne

Villager #1

Anne Tirard

Anne Tirard

Old Woman

Gillian Aldam

Gillian Aldam

Young Woman in Cell

Hira Talfrey

Hira Talfrey

Hanged Woman

Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Brandeston Innkeeper

Michael Segal

Michael Segal

Villager #2

David Webb

David Webb

Jailer

Sally Douglas

Sally Douglas

Girl at Inn #2

Edward Palmer

Edward Palmer

Shepherd

Lee Peters

Lee Peters

Sergeant

Peter Haigh

Peter Haigh

Lavenham Magistrate

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Webb

Margaret Nolan

Margaret Nolan

Girl at Inn #1

Philip Waddilove

Philip Waddilove

Soldier

Toby Lennon

Toby Lennon

Old Man

Morris Jar

Morris Jar

Paul

David Lyell

David Lyell

Footsoldier

Alf Joint

Alf Joint

Sentry

Martin Terry

Martin Terry

Hoxne Innkeeper

Derek Ware

Derek Ware

John Kidd

John Kidd

Susi Field

Susi Field

Donna Reading

Donna Reading

Girl at Inn #3

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