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Witchfinder General

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Michael Reeves's last film, made in 1968 when he was in his 20s, was this controversial study of violence and suspicion, starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies
1645: the infamous witchhunter Matthew Hopkins roams the country torturing and executing those suspected of witchcraft. Shot on location in some of Britain's most beautiful countryside, it is not a film for the squeamish.
FILMS: pages 44-51
Moviedrome producer Nick Freand Jones

Contributors

Director:
Michael Reeves
Moviedrome Producer:
Nick Freand Jones
Matthew Hopkins:
Vincent Price
Richard Marshall:
Ian Ogilvy
John Lowes:
Rupert Davies
Sara:
Hilary Dwyer
Oliver Cromwell:
Patrick Wymark
Master Coach:
Wilfrid Brambell
Source: Radio Times

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