Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Witchfinder General (1968)


Tigon Pictures (UK)
Directed by Michael Reeves
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Shout! Factory)

In medieval England, professional witch hunter Vincent Price and his assistant travel from town to town holding mock trials of people accused of witchcraft. They use their position of power for money or to get sexual favors of young women. The unwisely choose the wife of a soldier, who relentlessly pursues them and vows to kill Price. Good period atmosphere, but leans more towards the exploitative elements of sex and violence rather than any kind of historical account of the real Matthew Hopkins.

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