DVD
Witchfinder general
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Wilfred Brambell, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Hilary Dwyer, Patrick Wymark.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Hopkins is a witch hunter who finds career satisfaction touring the English countryside torturing hapless victims and putting innocent people to death in the name of purifying souls. Superstition and fear sweep the Middle Ages, and Hopkins wanders from town to town proclaiming to be an official witch finder. Town leaders pay him to accuse and then execute, usually innocent, suspects. But when a brave soldier returns home to find his sweetheart on the rack, ready to burn, Hopkins realizes he may have whacked his last witch.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel "Witchfinder general" by Ronald Bassett.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
"Musically edited version."
Special features: "Witchfinder general: Michael Reeves' horror classic" featurette; audio commentary with co-producer Philip Waddilove and actor Ian Ogilvy.