Film-maker Alex Cox introduces a weekly series of classic cult films ranging from the influential 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Coppola's imaginative tour de force One from the Heart.
The series begins with The Wicker Man starring
Christopher Lee
Edward Woodward Britt Ekland
Police sergeant Neil Howie , on the eve of his marriage, is called away to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. He finds there a society steeped in pagan rituals and sexual promiscuity.
This British film is shown for the first time in this country in its original version.
Screenplay by ANTHONY SHAFFER Produced by PETER SNELL Directed by ROBIN HARDY
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