Witchfinder General
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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Also Known As
- Blodiga snaran, Den (Sweden)
- Caçador de Bruxas, O (Brazil)
- Cuando las brujas arden (Mexico)
- Edgar Allan Poe's Conqueror Worm (USA)
- Grand inquisiteur, Le (France)
- Grande inquisitore, Il (Italy)
- Hexenjäger, Der (West Germany)
- Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm (USA) (alternative title)
- Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (USA)
- Noidantappajat (Finland)
- Robak zwyciezca (Poland)
- The Conqueror Worm (USA)
Taglines
- The Year's Most Violent Film!
- There's lots of screaming when there's this much at stake!
- LEAVE THE CHILDREN AT HOME...If YOU are squeamish stay home with them!
- He'll hang, burn and mutilate you. He's the... witchfinder general
Main Details
- Released in 1968
- Black and White
- Running Time: 86 min
- Aspect Ratio: (1.85:1)
- Production Co: Tigon British Film Productions | American International Productions
- Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP)
Cast and Crew
- Directed by Michael Reeves
- Written by Tom Baker, Michael Reeves, Ronald Bassett (novel), Louis M. Heyward (additional scenes), and Edgar Allan Poe (poem "The Conqueror Worm")
- Starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, and Robert Russell
- Produced by Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, and Philip Waddilove
- Original Music by Paul Ferris and Kendall Schmidt (US version)
- Cinematography by John Coquillon
- Film Editing by Howard Lanning