Witchfinder General ( Witch finder General )

Witchfinder General (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Alternate Title: Witch finder General
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Reeves

Written By:
Tom Baker
Ronald Bassett

Actors:
Vincent Price ..... Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy ..... Richard Marshall
Rupert Davies ..... John Lowes
Hilary Heath ..... Sarah Lowes (as Hilary Dwyer)
Robert Russell ..... John Stearne
Nicky Henson ..... Trooper Robert Swallow
Tony Selby ..... Tom Salter
Bernard Kay ..... Fisherman
Godfrey James ..... Webb
Michael Beint ..... Capt. Gordon
John Treneman ..... Trooper Harcourt
Bill Maxwell ..... Trooper Gifford
Paul Ferris ..... Paul Clark (as Morris Jar)
Maggie Kimberly ..... Elizabeth Clark
Peter Haigh ..... Lavenham magistrate

Synopsis:

England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins, who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne, he travels from city to city and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets and gain sexual favors. When Hopkins persecutes a priest, he incurs the wrath of Richard Marshall, who is engaged to the priest's niece. Risking treason by leaving his military duties, Marshall relentlessly pursues the evil Hopkins and his minion Stearne.

England is in civil war as the Royalists battle Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne (Robert Russell), he travels from town to town and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets.

A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch hunter.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 10 December, 2013.