Witchfinder General
May 17, 1968
Overview
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...More
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 and crew
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Michael Reeves
Director
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
MB
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
Bernard Kay
Fisherman
BM
Beaufoy Milton
Priest
JT
John Trenaman
Harcourt
BM
Bill Maxwell
Gifford
PT
Peter Thomas
Farrier
Maggie Kimberly
Elizabeth
DT
Dennis Thorne
Villager #1
AT
Anne Tirard
Old Woman
GA
Gillian Aldam
Young Woman in Cell
HT
Hira Talfrey
Hanged Woman
JL
Jack Lynn
Brandeston Innkeeper
Michael Segal
Villager #2
David Webb
Jailer
SD
Sally Douglas
Girl at Inn #2
EP
Edward Palmer
Shepherd
LP
Lee Peters
Sergeant
PH
Peter Haigh
Lavenham Magistrate
Godfrey James
Webb
Margaret Nolan
Girl at Inn #1
PW
Philip Waddilove
Soldier
TL
Toby Lenon
Old Man
MJ
Morris Jar
Paul
DL
David Lyell
Footsoldier
Alf Joint
Sentry
MT
Martin Terry
Hoxne Innkeeper
Derek Ware
JK
John Kidd
SF
Susi Field
DR
Donna Reading
Girl at Inn #3