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Witchfinder general : Matthew Hopkins /

As the English Civil War rages, witch hunter Matthew Hopkins and his sadistic assistant John Stearne travel from town to town identifying, torturing and killing alleged witches and being paid well for their services. Hopkins' persecution and murder of a priest and sexual blackmail of the priest's ni...

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Main Author: Ferris, Paul (Composer, Conductor)
Other Authors: Reeves, Michael, 1943-1969 (Screenwriter, Director), Heyward, Louis M. (Louis Mortimere), 1920-2002 (Producer), Waddilove, Philip (Producer), Miller, Arnold L. (Arnold Louis) (Producer), Baker, Tom, 1934- (Screenwriter), Coquillon, John (director of photography.), Lanning, Howard (Editor of moving image work), Morahan, Jim (Art director), Thomson, Jill (Costume designer), Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (Actor), Ogilvy, Ian, 1943- (Actor), Russell, Robert, 1936-2008 (Actor), Henson, Nicky (Actor), Heath, Hilary (Actor), Davies, Rupert, 1916-1976 (Actor), Wymark, Patrick, 1926-1970 (Actor), Brambell, Wilfrid, 1912-1985 (Actor), Bassett, Ronald
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: ©2007
Edition:Musically edited version.
Series:MGM presents Midnite movies.
Subjects:
Witch hunting > England > Drama.
Superstition > Religious aspects > Drama.
England > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Brujas > Inglaterra > Teatro.
Edad Media > Teatro.
Revenge.
Superstition > Religious aspects.
Witch hunting.
England.
Witches > England > Drama.
Middle Ages > Drama.
Executions and executioners > England > Drama.
Feature films.
Horror films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror > Feature.
Thriller > Feature.
Motion pictures, British.
Foreign films > Great Britain.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Superstition.
Foreign films.
Great Britain.
Summary:As the English Civil War rages, witch hunter Matthew Hopkins and his sadistic assistant John Stearne travel from town to town identifying, torturing and killing alleged witches and being paid well for their services. Hopkins' persecution and murder of a priest and sexual blackmail of the priest's niece Sarah leads young Parliamentarian soldier Richard Marshall, Sarah's fiancé, to swear vengeance against him.

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