The Wicker Man
“Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!”
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
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Cast
48 people
Edward Woodward
Sergeant Neil Howie
Known for
Hot Fuzz
Gulliver's Travels
Christopher Lee
Lord Summerisle
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Britt Ekland
Willow MacGreagor
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
Get Carter
Diane Cilento
Miss Rose
Known for
Hombre
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Ingrid Pitt
Librarian
Known for
The Vampire Lovers
Countess Dracula
Roy Boyd
Broome
Known for
The Omen
Asylum
Lesley Mackie
Daisy
Known for
The Wicker Tree
Walter Carr
School Master
Also in
The Vital Spark
The Girl in the Picture
Irene Sunters
May Morrison
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Lindsay Kemp
Alder MacGreagor
Known for
Sebastiane
Ian Campbell
Oak
Kevin Collins
Old Fisherman
Also in
Just Another Saturday
Just Your Luck
Robin Hardy Director · Anthony Shaffer Screenplay David Pinner Author
Worldwide gross $885K · Budget $810K · United States release May 15, 1974
Box office
Budget
$810,000
Worldwide gross
$885,371
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
British Lion Films
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 6, 1973
Theatrical
United States · May 15, 1974
Theatrical · Atlanta, Georgia
United States
August 7, 1974 · Theatrical
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical · New York City, New York (Re-release)
December 21, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive (Final Cut)
Australia
May 6, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
October 31, 1974 · Theatrical
Canada
August 21, 2001 · Physical · DVD
China
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival (4K)
France
January 10, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
January 23, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Greece
July 13, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Ireland
January 18, 1974 · Theatrical
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release (Final Cut)
Italy
July 1, 1974 · Premiere · Trieste Sci-fi Film Festival
October 28, 2004 · TV
Japan
March 21, 1998 · Theatrical
October 17, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release (Final Cut)
Netherlands
April 24, 2013 · Physical · Bluray
February 27, 2017 · Physical · DVD
October 19, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Norway
September 19, 1974 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
May 30, 1984 · Physical · VHS
November 28, 2003 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
September 2, 2011 · Physical · DVD
May 10, 2019 · Physical · Bluray (Final Cut)
November 13, 2019 · Premiere · Molins Film Festival (Final Cut)
December 6, 2019 · Theatrical · Barcelona - Phenomena (Subtitled Version, Technical Release)
United Kingdom
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release (Final Cut)
June 21, 2023 · Limited theatrical
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