Witchfinder General
1968
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Synopsis
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 (1968) is a 1h 27min drama feature film by Michael Reeves.
Facts
Based on
Witchfinder General
Setting
England
Production
Tigon British Film Productions, American International Pictures
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- OffScreen Film Festival 2025 - THE HAUNTED ISLES: FOLK HORROR AND THE WYRD IN THE UK AND IRELAND
- FANTAFESTIVAL 2022 - Retrospective
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2021 - Features
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 generic
