Witchfinder General (1968)
Witchfinder General (1968)

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Cast & Crew.

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 / Producer

Toby Lennon
Old Man

Morris Jar
Paul

David Lyell
Footsoldier

Alf Joint
Sentry

Martin Terry
Hoxne Innkeeper

Donna Reading
Girl at Inn #3

Michael Reeves
Director / Screenplay

Ronald Bassett
Novel

Paul Ferris
Conductor / Original Music Composer

Peter Sheilds
Assistant Art Director

Euan Person
Location Manager

Marion Curren
Assistant Editor

Louis M. Heyward
Producer / Additional Writing

Brian Elvin
Camera Operator

Roger Dicken
Special Effects

Arnold L. Miller
Producer

Howard Lanning
Editor

Dennis Lanning
ADR & Dubbing

Jim Morahan
Art Direction

John Coquillon
Director of Photography

Gerry Anstiss
Camera Operator

Henry Montsash
Hairstylist

Laurie Shane
Gaffer

Dorrie Hamilton
Makeup Artist

Lorna Selwyn
Continuity

Ricky Coward
Production Manager

Tom Baker
Screenplay

Sid Davies
Property Master

Freddie Vale
Casting Director

Ian Goddard
Assistant Director

Jimmy James
Set Dresser

Freddie Harrison
Property Master

Jack Dooley
Still Photographer

Iain Lawrence
Assistant Director

Tony Tenser
Executive Producer

Paul Le Mare
Sound Recordist

Freddie Williams
Grip

Hugh Strain
Sound Mixer

Jill Thomson
Wardrobe Supervisor

Susi Field

John Kidd

Derek Ware
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Details.
Release DateMay 17, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Budget$83,000
Box Office$1,500,000
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This Movie Is About.
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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. The screenplay, by Reeves and Tom Baker, was based on Ronald Bassett's 1966 novel Witchfinder General. The film is a heavily fictionalised account of the murderous witch-hunting exploits of Matthew Hopkins (Price), a lawyer who falsely claimed to have been appointed as a "Witch Finder Generall" [sic] by Parliament during the English Civil War to root out sorcery and witchcraft. The plot follows Roundhead soldier Richard Marshall (Ogilvy), who relentlessly pursues Hopkins and his assistant John Stearne (Russell) after they prey on his fiancée Sara (Dwyer) and execute her priestly uncle John Lowes (Davies).
Made on a low budget of under £100,000, the film was produced by Tigon British Film Productions. In the United States, where it was distributed by American International Pictures (AIP), Witchfinder General was retitled The Conqueror Worm (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm) by AIP to link it with their earlier series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by Roger Corman and starring Price; because its narrative bears no relation to any of Poe's stories, American prints book-end the film with his poem "The Conqueror Worm" being read through Price's narration.
Witchfinder General eventually became a cult film, a development partially attributable to Reeves's death nine months after its release. Several prominent critics have championed the film, including Tim Lucas, J. Hoberman, Danny Peary, Robin Wood and Derek Malcolm; their praise has highlighted its direction, performances, and musical score by Paul Ferris.
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