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Witchfinder General

1968 · 87 min

A grim, oppressive descent into historical cruelty, with a brooding atmosphere and a sense of mounting dread that lingers.

Tagline
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • violence
  • revenge
  • faith
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history, horror
Directed by
Michael Reeves
Written by
Tom Baker, Michael Reeves
Starring
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell
Music
Paul Ferris
Cinematography
John Coquillon
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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