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Witchfinder General (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General) is a 1968 British period folk horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies.
A young soldier fights against a ruthless witch-hunter and his henchman during the English Civil War. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this unrated drama horror film.
- (12K)
- Drama, Horror
- Michael Reeves
- 1968-05-17
He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament. The son of a Puritan minister, Hopkins began his career as a witch-finder in March 1644 and lasted until his retirement in 1647.
May 18, 2018 · Released in 1968, Witchfinder General is a subversive film that exposes the violence and superstition of the English civil war. It follows Vincent Price as the witchfinder general, who hunts and tortures innocent people in the pastoral countryside.
Feb 20, 2023 · Learn about the real Matthew Hopkins, the notorious witch-hunter who inspired the 1968 film "Witchfinder General" starring Vincent Price. Discover how the movie depicts the dark and brutal history of witch-hunting in 17th century England.
Witchfinder General was an English heavy metal band from Stourbridge. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre. They were named after the 1968 British horror film Witchfinder General.
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.
