Witchfinder General

6.477

87 minutes

5/17/1968

Overview

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 List

Vincent Price
as Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy
as Richard Marshall
Robert Russell
as John Stearne
Nicky Henson
as Swallow
Hilary Dwyer
as Sara
Rupert Davies
as John Lowes
Patrick Wymark
as Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
as Master Loach
Tony Selby
as Salter
Michael Beint
as Captain Gordon
Bernard Kay
as Fisherman
Beaufoy Milton
as Priest
John Trenaman
as Harcourt
Bill Maxwell
as Gifford
Peter Thomas
as Farrier
Maggie Kimberly
as Elizabeth
Dennis Thorne
as Villager #1
Anne Tirard
as Old Woman
Gillian Aldam
as Young Woman in Cell
Hira Talfrey
as Hanged Woman
Jack Lynn
as Brandeston Innkeeper
Michael Segal
as Villager #2
David Webb
as Jailer
Sally Douglas
as Girl at Inn #2
Edward Palmer
as Shepherd
Lee Peters
as Sergeant
Peter Haigh
as Lavenham Magistrate
Godfrey James
as Webb
Margaret Nolan
as Girl at Inn #1
Philip Waddilove
as Soldier
Toby Lennon
as Old Man
Morris Jar
as Paul
David Lyell
as Footsoldier
Alf Joint
as Sentry
Martin Terry
as Hoxne Innkeeper
Derek Ware
John Kidd
Susi Field
Donna Reading
as Girl at Inn #3