Witchfinder General
He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General (1968)
Timing:
1:27 (87 min)
6.5/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, History, Horror
Budget
$175 000 000
Revenue
$1 500 000
Director
Actors
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell, Tony Selby, Michael Beint
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, Philip Waddilove, Tony Tenser
Operator
John Coquillon
Composer
Paul Ferris
Artist
Peter Sheilds
Audition
Editing
Howard Lanning
All team (34)
All team (34)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- On the very first day of filming, Vincent Price (1911-1993) fell off a horse. Director Michael Reeves (1943-1969) deliberately did not visit him after the fall, hoping the actor would become angry and portray his character even more fiercely.
- In reality, Matthew Hopkins was barely over 20 years old in 1645, and died before reaching the age of 30. Vincent Price's character, on the other hand, is clearly middle-aged, as was the actor himself. Hopkins and his associate, Stern, executed over 300 people, mostly women, over 2-3 years of witch-hunting. Considering that 500 people were executed for witchcraft in England between the late 15th and late 18th centuries, Hopkins was responsible for two-thirds of these executions.
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