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Title: Witchfinder General

Release Date: 17 May 1968

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Drama, History, Horror

Director: Tigon British Film Productions

Production Companies: Tigon British Film Productions

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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Average Vote: 6.464 (234 votes)

Cast

  • Matthew Hopkins: Vincent Price
  • Richard Marshall: Ian Ogilvy
  • John Stearne: Robert Russell
  • Swallow: Nicky Henson
  • Sara: Hilary Dwyer
  • John Lowes: Rupert Davies
  • Cromwell: Patrick Wymark
  • Master Loach: Wilfrid Brambell
  • Salter: Tony Selby
  • Captain Gordon: Michael Beint
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