Witchfinder General
“He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General”
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.
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Cast
44 people
Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Ian Ogilvy
Richard Marshall
Known for
Death Becomes Her
The Saint
Robert Russell
John Stearne
Known for
Bedazzled
Man in the Wilderness
Nicky Henson
Swallow
Known for
Psychomania
Syriana
Hilary Dwyer
Sara
Known for
Cry of the Banshee
The Oblong Box
Rupert Davies
John Lowes
Known for
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Frightmare
Patrick Wymark
Cromwell
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Repulsion
Wilfrid Brambell
Master Loach
Known for
A Hard Day's Night
In Search of the Castaways
Tony Selby
Salter
Known for
Cockneys vs Zombies
Alfie
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
Also in
Elizabeth
Elizabeth R
Bernard Kay
Fisherman
Known for
Doctor Zhivago
They Came from Beyond Space
Beaufoy Milton
Priest
Also in
The Road
Sergeant Cork
Michael Reeves Director · Tom Baker Screenplay Ronald Bassett Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $83K · United States release May 17, 1968
Box office
Budget
$83,000
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Gross vs. budget
18.1×
Production
Tigon British Film Productions
Production
American International Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 15, 1968
Premiere
United States · May 17, 1968
Theatrical
United Kingdom · May 19, 1968
Theatrical
Denmark
February 23, 1970 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 1969 · Theatrical
Germany
April 11, 1969 · Theatrical
Italy
October 26, 1968 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 31, 1970 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 12, 1970 · Theatrical
Norway
January 23, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 12, 1970 · Theatrical
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