Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General

87 mins | Drama, Horror, History | May 17, 1968

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.

Witchfinder General

87 mins | Drama, Horror, History | May 17, 1968

Witchfinder General
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Tigon British Film Productions
Original title Witchfinder General
Directors Ian Goddard, Lorna Selwyn, Iain Lawrence, Michael Reeves
Writers Ronald Bassett, Tom Baker, Michael Reeves

Cast

Vincent Price

as Matthew Hopkins

Ian Ogilvy

as Richard Marshall

Robert Russell

as John Stearne

Nicky Henson

as Swallow

Hilary Dwyer

as Sara

Rupert Davies

as John Lowes

Patrick Wymark

as Cromwell

Wilfrid Brambell

as Master Loach

Tony Selby

as Salter

Michael Beint

as Captain Gordon

Bernard Kay

as Fisherman

Beaufoy Milton

as Priest

John Trenaman

as Harcourt

Bill Maxwell

as Gifford

Peter Thomas

as Farrier

Maggie Kimberly

as Elizabeth

Dennis Thorne

as Villager #1

Anne Tirard

as Old Woman

Gillian Aldam

as Young Woman in Cell

Hira Talfrey

as Hanged Woman

Jack Lynn

as Brandeston Innkeeper

Michael Segal

as Villager #2

David Webb

as Jailer

Sally Douglas

as Girl at Inn #2

Edward Palmer

as Shepherd

Lee Peters

as Sergeant

Peter Haigh

as Lavenham Magistrate

Godfrey James

as Webb

Margaret Nolan

as Girl at Inn #1

Philip Waddilove

as Soldier

Toby Lenon

as Old Man

Morris Jar

as Paul

David Lyell

as Footsoldier

Alf Joint

as Sentry

Martin Terry

as Hoxne Innkeeper

Donna Reading

as Girl at Inn #3