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  1. The Wicker Man: Directed by Robin Hardy. With Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland. A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.

    • (94K)
    • Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    • Robin Hardy
    • 1974-08-07
  2. In 2008, The Wicker Man was ranked by Empire at No. 485 of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. [66] Christopher Lee considered The Wicker Man his best film. [ 10 ] Similarly, Edward Woodward said that The Wicker Man was one of his favourite films and that the character of Howie was the best part he ever played.

  3. Ash Buchanan. John Young. Fishmonger. Robin Hardy. Minister (uncredited) Muriel Greenslade. Old Woman in Library (uncredited) Annie Ross. Willow MacGreagor (voice) (uncredited)

  4. The Wicker Man (2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular ...

    • 10 The Movie Was Inspired by A Historical Engraving
    • 9 There Were 25 Filming Locations
    • 8 Edward Woodward Was Not The First Choice For Sergeant Howie

    "The Wicker Image" By Aylett Sammes

    The Wicker Man was in part inspired by a 1676 engraving called "The Wicker Image" created by the artist Aylett Sammes. The image can be found in the volume of Britannia Antiqua Illustrata. According to screenwriter Anthony Shaffer (in the book,The Wicker Man: Conversations with Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer & Edward Woodward), his intent for the project was to make a more cerebral horror moviethat was less dependent on the kind of gratuitous gore that was popular at the time. When he settled o...

    This Included Scotland & South Africa

    The Wicker Man was filmed in 25 different locations throughout Scotland in the fall of 1972. Galloway, Scotland was among the locations, which star Britt Ekland called "the bleakest place on Earth" before receiving tons of flak for saying so. Since the film was shot in the autumn but set in the springtime, several handmade trees with full blossoms were trucked in for the production. However, the aerial shots of Summerisle were shot in South Africa. Director Robin Hardy explained why they had...

    Michael York & Peter Cushing Were Both Considered

    Before Edward Woodward was cast in the lead role of Sergeant Howie,Robin Hardy considered several other actors. Michael York was his first choice to play the role, but he declined it. Once York passed, Hardy approached David Hemmings for the role. Later, star Christopher Lee offered the lead roleto his longtime friend and fellow British horror legend Peter Cushing, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts. In the end, it was producer Peter Snell and screenwriter Anthony Shaffer who suggest...

  5. The Wicker Man is a 2006 horror film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski and Diane Delano. [5] It is a remake and reimagining of the 1973 British film The Wicker Man , but also draws from its source material, David Pinner 's 1967 novel Ritual .

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  7. Dec 30, 2023 · The Wicker Man's roots lay in a little-known 1967 novel by British actor and author David Pinner called Ritual, whose film rights were purchased in 1971 by legendary veteran British horror film ...

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