Witchfinder General
Directed by Michael ReevesEngland, 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.
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- Andy Davidson | folknhell.comAugust 18, 2025Nowhere near as good as its subsequent legend would have you expect. It's not so much fok horror as a film about folk who are simply horrible.
- parcolanJanuary 24, 2026The FHD is a brilliant transfer, next time I will watch the UHD transfer, thank you 88 Films for the nice treatment of this classic
- SamNovember 16, 2025couldn't get over how bad the blood looked but the title sequence was so beautiful
Witchfinder General Trivia
Witchfinder General was released on May 17, 1968.
Witchfinder General was directed by Michael Reeves.
Witchfinder General has a runtime of 87m.
Witchfinder General was produced by Philip Waddilove, Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller.
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.
The key characters in Witchfinder General are Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), Richard Marshall (Ian Ogilvy), John Stearne (Robert Russell).
Witchfinder General is rated Not Rated.
Witchfinder General is a Horror, Drama, History film.
Witchfinder General has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
Witchfinder General had a budget of $83,000.
Witchfinder General has made $1.5M at the box office.