Witchfinder General (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Reeves |
| Producer(s) | Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, Tony Tenser (executive), Philip Waddilove, Samuel Z. Arkoff (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Historical, Horror, Thriller/Suspense, War |
| Top Topics | Period Piece |
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Witchfinder General (1968) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Michael Reeves and produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Tony Tenser, Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller and Philip Waddilove.
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Witchfinder General (1968)
By Beatrice on Feb 21, 2020 From Flickers in TimeWitchfinder General (AKA “The Conqueror Worm”) Directed by Michael Reeves Written by Tom Baker and Michael Reeves from a novel by Louis M. Heywood 1968/UK IMDb link First viewing/YouTube Included in They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? A handsome horror film worthy of one of Vincent Pric... Read full article
BEWARE! THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL IS COMING…
By Richard on Feb 6, 2013 From Classic Horror CampaignComing to London’s Rio Cinema on Saturday 16th February @11:30pm Cigarette Burns Cinema presents the Tigon horror classic Witchfinder General (1968). Starring Vincent Price as?the dreaded Matthew Hopkins, whose sole task was to weed out the witches and the ungodly, this is one cult film that h... Read full article
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[United States Conqueror Worm versions]
Matthew Hopkins: [voiceover] LO! 't is a gala night/Within the lonesome latter years./An angel throng, bewinged, bedight/In veils, and drowned in tears,/Sit in a theatre to see/A play of hopes and fears,/While the orchestra breathes fitfully/The music of the spheres."
[Hopkins and his men throw three securely-bound people into the moat as a witchcraft test]
Matthew Hopkins: They swim... the mark of Satan is upon them. They must hang.
Matthew Hopkins: Men sometimes have strange motives for the things they do.
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Facts about
Paul Ferris, who wrote the film's dramatic music score, also acted in the movie under the pseudonym Morris Jar as a homage to film composer Maurice Jarre.
Director Michael Reeves wanted Donald Pleasence to play Matthew Hopkins, but AIP, the American distributor and co-financier of the film, insisted that Vincent Price play the title character, and Reeves grudgingly accepted.
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