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The Wicker Man

Name: The Wicker Man
Genre: Horror
Released: 1973-12-06
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.337

★ 7,3 /10 (1,634 Votes)

1973 EN 93 min

Overview

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

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Release date

06/12/1973

Votes

1,634

Popularity

3.2

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Genres

Horror

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

93 min

Budget

$810,000

Revenue

$885,371

Website

www.rialtopictures.com

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Edward Woodward

Sergeant Neil Howie

Christopher Lee

Lord Summerisle

Britt Ekland

Willow MacGreagor

Diane Cilento

Miss Rose

Ingrid Pitt

Librarian

Roy Boyd

Broome

Lesley Mackie

Daisy

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Walter Carr

School Master

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Irene Sunters

May Morrison

Lindsay Kemp

Alder MacGreagor

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Ian Campbell

Oak

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Kevin Collins

Old Fisherman

Aubrey Morris

Old Gardener / Gravedigger

Russell Waters

Harbour Master

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Donald Eccles

T.H. Lennox

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Gerry Cowper

Rowan Morrison

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Leslie Blackater

Hairdresser

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Peter Brewis

Musician

Barbara Rafferty

Woman with Baby

Juliet Cadzow

Villager

Ross Campbell

Communicant

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Penny Cluer

Gillie

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Michael Cole

Musician

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Ian Cutler

Musician

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Myra Forsyth

Mrs Grimmond

John Hallam

McTaggert

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Alison Hughes

Fiancée to Howie

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Charles Kearney

Butcher

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Fiona Kennedy

Holly

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John McGregor

Baker

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Jimmy Mackenzie

Briar

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Jennifer Martin

Myrtle Morrison

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Bernard Murray

Musician

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Helen Norman

Villager

Lorraine Peters

Girl on Grave

Tony Roper

Postman

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John Sharp

Doctor Ewan

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Elizabeth Sinclair

Villager

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Andrew Tompkins

Musician

Ian Wilson

Communicant

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Richard Wren

Ash Buchanan

John Young

Fishmonger

Robin Hardy

Minister (uncredited)

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Muriel Greenslade

Old Woman in Library (uncredited)

Annie Ross

Willow MacGreagor (voice) (uncredited)

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George Oliver

Parishioner (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Parishioner (Singing Hymn In Church) (uncredited)

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I believe in the life eternal, as promised to us by our Lord, Jesus Christ. Mainland Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) flies off to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a 12 year old girl. What he finds is a culture steeped in Paganism, presided over by Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Meeting static and indifference wherever he goes - and being driven to anger by the assault on his Christian beliefs - Howie is very much a man alone and most likely in grave danger? Directed by Robin Hardy and adapted to screen by Anthony Shaffer from David P…

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Well the cinema was packed as we all sat though what seemed like an interminable preamble of interviews with those connected with the film - including Britt Ekland - before it all started. Was it worth it? Well, I didn't really think so. Policeman "Howie" (Edward Woodward) arrives on a remote Scottish island after reports that a girl has gone missing. He is perplexed by the seemingly indifferent attitude of the locals who claim that she never existed or her mother who claims that she is six feet under in the graveyard. He becomes even more bemused by the general attitude of the villagers - led…

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Here Edward Woodward stars as Sgt. Howie, a Christian Scottish policeman sent to the remote island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The horror of the Wicker Man is not the obvious kind that hits you in the face with a hammer, but quietly creeps up on you. The way the pagan villagers act indifferently or defensively to the supposed disappearance or murder of a child is disturbing, especially as everyone seems to be hiding something, including the girl's classmates. One criticism of the various heavily cut versions of the film is that not quite enough time i…

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