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Witchfinder General

Duration:
86 min
Genres:
Drama | History | Horror
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Michael Reeves
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: UK
Filming Locations: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy
Richard Marshall
Rupert Davies
John Lowes
Hilary Heath
Sara (as Hilary Dwyer)
Robert Russell
John Stearne
Nicky Henson
Swallow
Tony Selby
Salter
Bernard Kay
Fisherman
Godfrey James
Webb
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
John Trenaman
Harcourt (as John Treneman)
Bill Maxwell
Gifford
Paul Ferris
Paul (as Morris Jar)
Maggie Kimberly
Elizabeth
Peter Haigh
Lavenham Magistrate
Hira Talfrey
Hanged Woman
Anne Tirard
Old Woman (as Ann Tirard)
Peter Thomas
Farrier
Edward Palmer
Shepherd
David Webb
Jailer
Lee Peters
Sergeant
David Lyell
Footsoldier
Alf Joint
Sentry
Martin Terry
Hoxne Innkeeper
Jack Lynn
Brandeston Innkeeper
Beaufoy Milton
Priest
Dennis Thorne
Villager
Michael Segal
Villager
Toby Lennon
Old Man
Sally Douglas
Girl at Inn
Donna Reading
Girl at Inn
Patrick Wymark
Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
Master Loach (as Wilfred Brambell)
Gillian Aldam
Young Woman in Cell (as Gillian Aldham)
Philip Waddilove
Soldier
Derek Ware
Boy at Hoxne Inn
John Kidd
Magistrate
Susi Field
Girl at Inn
Tasma Bereton
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
David Reynolds-Lacey
Unconcious Drunk in Tavern (uncredited)
Sandy Seagar
Girl at Inn (uncredited)
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Trivia
The real Matthew Hopkins was only in his mid 20s in 1645 and he died before he was 30. Vincent Price's character is middle-aged, like the actor himself. Hopkins and Stearne executed more than 300 people, mainly women, during their two or three years of 'witch hunting'. Considering that 500 people in total were executed for witchcraft in England between the late 15th and late 18th centuries, it means that Hopkins was responsible for two thirds of these executions during a period of three years.
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Paul Ferris, who wrote the film's dramatic music score, also acted in the movie under the pseudonym Morris Jar as a homage to film composer Maurice Jarre.
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Robert Russell was re-voiced by Bernard Kay.
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Goofs
Historical evidence shows that in real life Matthew Hopkins was probably not older than 25 years old when he died.
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Toward the end, when the soldiers are storming the castle to rescue Sarah, one of them kicks a sentry in the face and sends him down the staircase, but the kick obviously misses by a mile.
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The film depicts Matthew Hopkins as being killed in 1645 whilst witch-hunting. In fact he lived until 1647, dying of natural causes, by which time he had retired from that 'profession'.
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Quotes
Matthew Hopkins: [voiceover] LO! 't is a gala night/Within the lonesome latter years./An angel throng, bewinged, bedight/In veils, and drowned in tears,/Sit in a theatre to see/A play of hopes and fears,/While the orchestra breathes fitfully/The music of the spheres."
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Matthew Hopkins: She was innocent.
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Matthew Hopkins: By the way, you know what they call me now?
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the Director's Cut and the Extended Cut?
A
The (censored) Director's Cut has been compared to the (uncensored) Extended Cut. Both versions are contained in the UK-DVD by Prism Leisure and only differ from each other through alternatively shot topless-action in the Extended Cut. There is not any more violence, like some websites claim! A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.There may however be some confusion as to what constitutes the 'censored' version. In the UK Prism release there exist a number of restored scenes of violence, many of which can be clearly identified by their poorer image quality (apparently recovered from videotape). These include portions of the boil-lancing scene, the burning of the woman (when her body pitches forward into the flames) and the infamous 'heel in the eye' sequence at the climax.
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Photos from cast
Margaret Nolan
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