Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General (1968) is a drama, history film directed by Michael Reeves rated 6.5/10.

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

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

Michael Beint

Captain Gordon

Bernard Kay

Fisherman

Beaufoy Milton

Priest