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Witchfinder General(1968)
Status: Released
Date: 1968-05-17
65%
237 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Budget: $83,000.00
Revenue: $1,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Tigon British Film Productions
Movie: Witchfinder General
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy
Richard Marshall
Robert Russell
John Stearne
Nicky Henson
Swallow
Hilary Dwyer
Sara
Rupert Davies
John Lowes
Patrick Wymark
Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
Master Loach
Tony Selby
Salter
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