Witchfinder General

He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General

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England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.

Released: May 17, 1968

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Vincent Price

Matthew Hopkins

Ian Ogilvy

Richard Marshall

Robert Russell

John Stearne

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