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   A wicker man was purportedly a large wicker statue in which the druids (priests of Celtic paganism) sacrificed humans and animals by burning. The main evidence for this practice is a sentence by Roman general Julius Caesar in his Commentary on the Gallic War (1st century BC), [ 1 ] which modern scholarship has linked to an earlier Greek writer, Posidonius .

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › articlesSeven things we learned from 50 years of The Wicker Man

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   The Wicker Man went on to be re-released multiple times and still appears on lists of the best films ever made. ... The true story of one of Britain's strangest hauntings.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Wicker_ManThe Wicker Man - Wikipedia

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   The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee.The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score.

5. www.thevintagenews.com › 2021/03/22 › wicker-manThe Burning Truth Behind the Iconic Wicker Man

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   Mar 22, 2021 · Director Robin Hardy’s classic movie – starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward – is quite literally burned into people’s minds. Its infamous conclusion where the hero faces a fiery fate meant no-one forgot the wicker-based legend in a hurry. As with other ambiguous ancient features like Stonehenge, the wicker man is connected to ...

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   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 ...

7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-scotland-south-scotland-65470238Why The Wicker Man has divided opinion for 50 years - BBC

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   May 3, 2023 · The story of a Christian police officer sent to a remote Scottish island community to investigate the disappearance of a local girl has been described as "the Citizen Kane of horror movies" - and ...

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   Is the Wicker Man based on a true story?

   • The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner 's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score.

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   Is the Wicker Man real?

   • The Wicker Man is a famous and frightening image… but how close to reality is it? Director Robin Hardy’s classic movie – starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward – is quite literally burned into people’s minds. Its infamous conclusion where the hero faces a fiery fate meant no-one forgot the wicker-based legend in a hurry.

   The Burning Truth Behind the Iconic Wicker Man

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   Who made the Wicker Man?

   • The idea for The Wicker Man film began in 1971 when Lee met with screenwriter Anthony Shaffer, and they agreed to work together. Film director Robin Hardy and British Lion head Peter Snell became involved in the project.

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   Is the Wicker Man a good movie?

   • 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. In addition to Lee's admiration of the final shot of the film (of the collapsing wicker man), Woodward said that it is the best final shot of any film ever made.

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   Was the Wicker Man a horror movie?

   • The Wicker Man wasn’t your average horror flick. It did feature genre stalwarts Lee and Ingrid Pitt, and had a bit where a dismembered hand improbably burnt like a candlestick, but mostly it featured a policeman strolling about an island.

   Long arm of the lore: Robin Hardy on The Wicker Man

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   Is the Wicker Man still popular?

   • Fifty years on from its release, The Wicker Man is still one of the most beloved British horror films.

   Seven things we learned from 50 years of The Wicker Man

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   Jul 4, 2016 · The Wicker Man (1973) Come, it is time to keep your appointment with Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man. Forty years old, the film burns brighter than ever across the scarred terrain of British Cinema. Famously championed by Cinefantastique stateside, as far back as 1977, as “the Citizen Kane of horror”, it took longer to ignite at home, but ...