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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.
Witchfinder General was an English heavy metal band from Stourbridge. They were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre. [1] [2] They were named after the 1968 British horror film Witchfinder General. [3]
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]
Witchfinder General: Directed by Michael Reeves. With Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath. 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.
Genre: NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Doom Metal. Themes: Drugs, Sex, Music, Occultism, Death. Last label: Buried by Time and Dust Records. Years active: 1979-1984, 2006-2008. Witchfinder General were highly influenced by Black Sabbath and rode in on the NWOBHM.
Apr 25, 2020 · Witchfinder General stars legend Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins, a lawyer who has been given the blessings of the law & church to roam the country and execute those accused of witchcraft or Satanic activity.
Oct 22, 2020 · Witchfinder General (AKA The Conqueror Worm, 1968) - Full Movie. Plot summary: A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his...
Witchfinder General, known in the USA as "The Conqueror Worm", starred horror icon Vincent Price as the notorious seventeenth-century fanatic Matthew Hopkins, the eponymous self-styled Witchfinder General.
England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions.
Witchfinder General is a historical horror film directed by Michael Reeves. Set during the English Civil War, the film stars Vincent Price as the notorious witch-hunter, Matthew Hopkins, who travels the countryside exploiting the fear of witchcraft to commit atrocities. Based on the novel by Ronald Bassett, the film explores themes of power, corruption, and the brutality of the witch hunts ...
