Witchfinder General
Directed by Michael Reeves
Horror legend Vincent Price is at his most wicked (and restrained) in Michael Reeves’ gruesome period piece about a sadistic 17th century witch-hunter. Matthew Hopkins delights in torturing those he suspects of being in league with the Devil. As he spreads terror and torment across the English countryside, the resistance emerges in the form of a soldier whose lover was raped by Hopkins’ henchman. When Hopkins decides to frame the couple as witches, all the cruel tools of torture are put to use to get them to confess. But justice may soon prevail...
Vincent Price is at his most wicked in this gruesome period piece about a sadistic witch-hunter.
Cast: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies
Member Reviews
I love this movie.
Super rape-y. Gross.
awesome 👌 poor witches the made up crap they had to go thru sucks
Vincent Price rules. He looks like he’s taking home Player Hater of the Year 1645 at the annual Player Haters Ball in this movie.
The plot is pretty by the numbers but for a movie with such a small budget I found it very well made, nicely shot, with one of Vincent Price’s most devilish performances ever, and even found myself squirming several times (from a 60s film at that). Definitely recommend it