Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General
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1968
1h 27m
6.5(258 votes)
Drama
History
Horror

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.

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39 members
Acting

Vincent Price

Matthew Hopkins

Vincent Price
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Ian Ogilvy

Richard Marshall

Ian Ogilvy
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Robert Russell

John Stearne

Robert Russell
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Nicky Henson

Swallow

Nicky Henson
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Hilary Dwyer

Sara

Hilary Dwyer
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Rupert Davies

John Lowes

Rupert Davies
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Patrick Wymark

Cromwell

Patrick Wymark
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Wilfrid Brambell

Master Loach

Wilfrid Brambell
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Tony Selby

Salter

Tony Selby
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Michael Beint

Captain Gordon

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Bernard Kay

Fisherman

Bernard Kay
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Beaufoy Milton

Priest

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John Trenaman

Harcourt

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Bill Maxwell

Gifford

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Peter Thomas

Farrier

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Maggie Kimberly

Elizabeth

Maggie Kimberly
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Dennis Thorne

Villager #1

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Anne Tirard

Old Woman

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Crew

Gillian Aldam

Young Woman in Cell

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Hira Talfrey

Hanged Woman

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Jack Lynn

Brandeston Innkeeper

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Michael Segal

Villager #2

Michael Segal
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David Webb

Jailer

David Webb
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Sally Douglas

Girl at Inn #2

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Edward Palmer

Shepherd

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Lee Peters

Sergeant

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Peter Haigh

Lavenham Magistrate

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Godfrey James

Webb

Godfrey James
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Margaret Nolan

Girl at Inn #1

Margaret Nolan
Production

Philip Waddilove

Soldier

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Toby Lenon

Old Man

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Morris Jar

Paul

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David Lyell

Footsoldier

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Alf Joint

Sentry

Alf Joint
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Martin Terry

Hoxne Innkeeper

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Derek Ware

Unknown Role

Derek Ware
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John Kidd

Unknown Role

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Susi Field

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Donna Reading

Girl at Inn #3

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