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The BBC 100: Witchfinder General

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Horror starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies

1645: with England torn apart by civil war, the infamous witchhunter Matthew Hopkins roams the country torturing and executing those suspected of witchcraft.
(1968)
(Subtitled)
Film Reviews pages 63-68
(The next BBC 100 film, One upon a Time in the West, is tomorrow at 10.00pm)

Contributors

Director:
Michael Reeves
Matthew Hopkins:
Vincent Price
Richard Marshall:
Ian Ogilvy
John Lowes:
Rupert Davies
Sara:
Hilary Dwyer
Oliver Cromwell:
Patrick Wymark
Master Coach:
Wilfrid Brambell
Trooper Swallow:
Nicky Henson
Salter:
Tony Selby
Fisherman:
Bernard Kay
Webb:
Godfrey James
Captain Gordon:
Michael Beint
Trooper Harcourt:
John Trenaman
Trooper Gifford:
Bill Maxwell
Paul:
Morris Jar
Elizabeth Clark:
Maggie Kimberley
Source: Radio Times

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