Witchfinder General Trailer

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England is in civil war as the Royalists battle Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne (Robert Russell), he travels from town to town and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets.


Extras include:

Audio Commentary with Michael Reeves biographer Benjamin Halligan and Director Michael Armstrong.

Documentary: The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves (24 Mins)

Documentary: Bloody Crimes: Witchcraft and Matthew Hopkins (24 Mins)

Vincent Price on Aspel & Company (10 Mins)

Intrusion: Michael Reeves Short Film with optional commentary. (Never before commercially released)

Alternate Scenes from the Export Version.

Theatrical Trailer and Stills Gallery.
Alternate US Opening and closing Credits.


IMDB rating (6.9/10)

(3,045 votes)




"An acknowledged horror classic"

RADIO TIMES




"Michael Reeves' masterpiece...Reeves, who died shortly after the film was finished, is one of the great tragic losses of British cinema"

EMPIRE


Starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy & Rupert Davies

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[Robert O'Rourke]

i agree,price,was all,too perfect for this roll.not unlike the pit and pendelum,for me as a kiddo,these were the koolest scary movies,,cheers,!!

[MrVinniesan]

historical horror at its best and Vinnie Quite unobtrusive. Reeves suicided himself afterwards as far as I know.

[Helmut McFranklinstein]

You could also say Witchfinder General isn't a horror film, but I couldn't give a stuff! Both Tenebrae and Witchfinder make my HORROR top 10, and that's that.

[Benjamin Metalmaster]

Tenebrae isn't a horror film, it's giallo which is a cross genre of soft porn, slasher, mystery and thriller.

[afaultytoaster]

i fear the witchfinder generall

[Helmut McFranklinstein]

It does look great!

[Helmut McFranklinstein]

I've got the Blu-ray of Witchfinder General, looks superb! It would definitely find a place in my top 10 horror flicks, along with stuff like: The Thing (1982), City of the Living Dead, Tenebrae, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Zombie Flesh Eaters, etc.

[SheSaysSoIndeed]

Aack! Price is right... (no pun intended) about man's inhumanity to man/woman.

And even now, everywhere you go, it's still Custodes and Materia...

(see The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft)

[Helmut McFranklinstein]

Each to their own and all that but I think Michael Reeves original cut (with all the violence intact and none of the topless shots included for the continental version) is 10x better than the U.S. Conqueror Worm version.

[abcbatman1966]

American version released by AIP. Both versions are good....Ian Ogilvy's commentary is was a pal of the director and not Price, so it reflects his bias.