Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
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- 1968 · Horror · 1h 38m
Witchfinder General (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General) is a 1968 British period folk horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay, by Reeves and Tom Baker, [a] was based on Ronald Bassett 's 1966 novel Witchfinder General.
Witchfinder General: Directed by Michael Reeves. With Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark. During the English Civil War, a young Roundhead seeks vengeance against a vicious witch-hunter and his henchman, who have terrorized the soldier's fiancée and wrongfully executed her uncle.
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- Drama, Horror
- Michael Reeves
- 1968-05-17
Matthew Hopkins ( c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament. [1]
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Feb 20, 2023 · Learn how the 1968 horror movie "Witchfinder General" was based on the real-life atrocities of Matthew Hopkins, a notorious witch-hunter in 17th century England. Discover how Hopkins exploited the superstition and chaos of the Civil War to torture and kill thousands of people accused of witchcraft.
Plot summary: A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.My...
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Matthew Hopkins, Witch-Finder General. He and his associates are believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 300 women, accused of witchcraft, between 1644 and 1646…. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were united in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland also became James I of England. James certainly had a strange fascination with ...
A young soldier seeks to stop a ruthless witch-hunter who terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle in 17th-century England. Read the plot details, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ of this horror film starring Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy.
