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About
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.
Theatrical
May 17, 1968
Box Office
$1.5M
Budget
$83K
Return
18.1x
Director
Writers
Producers
Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, Philip Waddilove
Music
Studio
Tigon British Film Productions
Quotes
See all →Misattributed Quote from Witchfinder General
Misattributed
* Misattributed to Price's performance in this film, based on a misremembering by ] on an episode of ].
[[Stephen Fry; [QI]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Pain of Sound and Silence
Misattributed
Pray, speak quietly, every sound you make is such exquisite agony to me.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Vincent Price
Matthew Hopkins
I
Ian Ogilvy
Richard Marshall
R
Robert Russell
John Stearne
N
Nicky Henson
Swallow
H
Hilary Dwyer
Sara
R
Rupert Davies
John Lowes
P
Patrick Wymark
Cromwell
W
Wilfrid Brambell
Master Loach
T
Tony Selby
Salter
M
Michael Beint
Captain Gordon
B
Bernard Kay
Fisherman
B
Beaufoy Milton
Priest
J
John Trenaman
Harcourt
B
Bill Maxwell
Gifford
P
Peter Thomas
Farrier
M
Maggie Kimberly
Elizabeth
A
Anne Tirard
Old Woman
G
Gillian Aldam
Young Woman in Cell
H
Hira Talfrey
Hanged Woman
J
Jack Lynn
Brandeston Innkeeper
