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  1. A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with...

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  2. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Kristin Battestella InSession Film. The mass hysteria, prayers, and consequences remain most timely and provocative considering there is never a single...

  3. 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.

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    • Drama, Horror
    • Michael Reeves
    • 1968-05-17
  4. Apr 25, 2020 · SYNOPSIS: Set in 17th-century England, this chilling tale follows corrupt official Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who claims an ability to discover witches. But he uses his power to gain money and favors from people he’s fingered in return for declaring them innocent.

  5. 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.

  6. Witchfinder General. A welcome job of restoration, even of only of a few snippets, for Michael Reeves' masterpiece. Set during the English Civil War, this is less a horror film than a Peckinpah...

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  8. Jun 15, 2020 · A remarkably savage horror film from a director who died tragically young: Witchfinder General is the first of our viewing recommendations this week, chosen by Mark Duguid.

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