He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… 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.
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
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
Bernard Kay
Fisherman
Beaufoy Milton
Priest
John Trenaman
Harcourt
Bill Maxwell
Gifford
Peter Thomas
Farrier
Maggie Kimberly
Elizabeth
Dennis Thorne
Villager #1
Anne Tirard
Old Woman
Gillian Aldam
Young Woman in Cell
Hira Talfrey
Hanged Woman
Jack Lynn
Brandeston Innkeeper
Michael Segal
Villager #2
David Webb
Jailer
Sally Douglas
Girl at Inn #2
Edward Palmer
Shepherd
Lee Peters
Sergeant
Peter Haigh
Lavenham Magistrate
Godfrey James
Webb
Margaret Nolan
Girl at Inn #1
Philip Waddilove
Soldier
Toby Lennon
Old Man
Morris Jar
Paul
David Lyell
Footsoldier
Alf Joint
Sentry
Martin Terry
Hoxne Innkeeper
Derek Ware
John Kidd
Susi Field
Donna Reading
Girl at Inn #3
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- Release Date 05/17/1968
- Language English
- Director Michael Reeves
- Editor Howard Lanning
- Cinematographer John Coquillon
- Producers Philip Waddilove, Arnold L. Miller, Louis M. Heyward
- Company Tigon British Film Productions
- Budget $83,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 15, 1968 | Premiere | — |
| United States | May 17, 1968 | Theatrical | NR |
| United Kingdom | May 19, 1968 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Italy | Oct 26, 1968 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | Jan 23, 1969 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Apr 11, 1969 | Theatrical | 16 |
| France | Sep 10, 1969 | Theatrical | 16 |
| DK | Feb 23, 1970 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Netherlands | Mar 12, 1970 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Oct 12, 1970 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Mexico | Dec 31, 1970 | Theatrical | — |
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