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Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

★ 6,5 /10 (266 Votes)
1968 EN 87 min

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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Release date

17/05/1968

Votes

266

Popularity

0.9

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

Genres

Drama History Horror

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

87 min

Budget

$83,000

Revenue

$1,500,000

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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
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Michael Beint

Captain Gordon

 Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Fisherman
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Beaufoy Milton

Priest
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John Trenaman

Harcourt
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Bill Maxwell

Gifford
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Peter Thomas

Farrier

 Maggie Kimberly

Maggie Kimberly

Elizabeth
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Dennis Thorne

Villager #1
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Anne Tirard

Old Woman
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Gillian Aldam

Young Woman in Cell
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Hira Talfrey

Hanged Woman
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Jack Lynn

Brandeston Innkeeper

 Michael Segal

Michael Segal

Villager #2

 David Webb

David Webb

Jailer
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Sally Douglas

Girl at Inn #2
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Edward Palmer

Shepherd
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Lee Peters

Sergeant
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Peter Haigh

Lavenham Magistrate

 Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Webb

 Margaret Nolan

Margaret Nolan

Girl at Inn #1
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Philip Waddilove

Soldier
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Toby Lenon

Old Man
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Morris Jar

Paul
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David Lyell

Footsoldier

 Alf Joint

Alf Joint

Sentry
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Martin Terry

Hoxne Innkeeper
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Derek Ware
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John Kidd
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Susi Field
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Donna Reading

Girl at Inn #3

 Paul Ferris

Paul Ferris

Paul
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Derek Ware

Boy at Hoxne Inn
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John Kidd

Magistrate
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Tasma Bereton

Girl at Inn (uncredited)

 Sally Geeson

Sally Geeson

Maid (uncredited)
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David Reynolds-Lacey

Unconscious Drunk in Tavern (uncredited)
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Sandy Seagar

Girl at Inn (uncredited)

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_**Cinema's account of the infamous Matthew Hopkins**_ The infamous witch-finding exploits of Matthew Hopkins in Eastern England circa 1646 are chronicled based on Ronald Bassett’s 1966 novel. Hopkins (Vincent Price) and his colleague John Stearne travel from village to village brutally torturing "confessions" out of suspected witches and charging the local magistrates for the "work" they carry out. "Witchfinder General" (1968) is a Tigon production, a minor rival of Hammer Films, retitled "Conqueror Worm" in America with the addition of opening/closing quotes from the Poe poem by Price …

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2023-06-03

⭐ 7

Vincent Price is superb in this depiction of the tyrannical, evil "Matthew Hopkins", tasked amidst the English Civil War to bring fear and terror to the population. Playing to just about every phobia and superstition, he travels the land seeking out and punishing those who worship or serve the devil... There is a magnificent scene in which he divines that a man dropped into the river with stones tied about him will be a witch if he floats, innocent if he sinks (and drowns!)... Sums up the science, really - and the really quite perturbing attitudes that prevailed, even amongst those deemed educ…

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