Witchfinder General (1968) - Credits and Details

Witchfinder General Credits and Details

Directed by
	Michael Reeves
Written by
	Tom Baker
	Michael Reeves
	Louis M. Heyward
	Ronald Bassett
	Edgar Allan Poe
Cast
	Vincent Price	...	Matthew Hopkins
	Ian Ogilvy	...	Richard Marshall
	Rupert Davies	...	John Lowes
	Patrick Wymark	...	Cromwell
	Wilfrid Brambell	...	Master Loach (as Wilfred Brambell)
	Hilary Heath	...	Sara (as Hilary Dwyer)
	Robert Russell	...	John Stearne
	Nicky Henson	...	Trooper Swallow
	Tony Selby	...	Salter
	Michael Beint	...	Captain Gordon
	Bernard Kay	...	Fisherman
	Beaufoy Milton	...	Priest
	John Trenaman	...	Trooper Harcourt (as John Treneman)
	Bill Maxwell	...	Gifford
	Peter Thomas	...	Farrier
	Maggie Kimberly	...	Elizabeth
	Dennis Thorne	...	Villager
	Ann Tirard	...	Old Woman
	Gillian Aldam	...	Young Woman in Cell (as Gillian Aldham)
	Hira Talfrey	...	Hanged Woman
	Jack Lynn	...	Brandeston Innkeeper
	Michael Segal	...	Villager
	David Webb	...	Jailer
	Sally Douglas	...	Girl at Inn
	Edward Palmer	...	Shepherd
	Lee Peters	...	Sergeant
	Peter Haigh	...	Lavenham Magistrate
	Godfrey James	...	Webb
	Margaret Nolan	...	Girl at Inn (as Maggie Nolan)
	Philip Waddilove	...	Soldier
	Toby Lenon	...	Old Man (as Toby Lennon)
	Paul Ferris	...	Paul (as Morris Jar)
	David Lyell	...	Footsoldier
	Alf Joint	...	Sentry
	Martin Terry	...	Hoxne Innkeeper
	Derek Ware	...	Boy at Hoxne Inn
	John Kidd	...	Magistrate
	Susi Field	...	Girl at Inn
	Donna Reading	...	Girl at Inn
Uncredited Cast
	Tasma Bereton	...	Girl at Inn
	Sally Geeson	...	Maid
	David Reynolds-Lacey	...	Unconscious Drunk in Tavern
	Sandy Seagar	...	Girl at Inn
	Ronald Soar	...	Villager
Produced by
	Samuel Z. Arkoff
	Louis M. Heyward
	Arnold L. Miller
	James H. Nicholson
	Tony Tenser
	Philip Waddilove
Original Music by
	Paul Ferris

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 15, 1968
Theatrical Release:	May 17, 1968
DVD Release:	September 11, 2007
Blu-ray Release:	October 08, 2013
Country:
Distributor:	Scream Factory
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Ratings
6.7 / 10

Alternate Titles
Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General

Production Companies
Tigon British Film Productions

Distributors
American International Pictures (AIP) (1968) (United States) (theatrical)
Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (laserdisc) (with "The Tomb of Ligeia") (video)
Orion Home Video (1997) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Shout! Factory (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Scream Factory (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Cinefear (United States) (VHS)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (VHS)
Orion Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
Brandeston, Suffolk, England, UK
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK (Interiors)
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, UK (The trial of the witches/John Lowes is hung)
Kersey, Suffolk, England, UK (woman taken to be hanged at the beginning)
Market Square, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK (The Witch burning)
Orford Castle, Suffolk, England, UK (finale) (Hopkins takes Richard Marshall to be tortured)
Rushford Church, Nr Thetford, Norfolk, England, UK (church and rectory)
Seven Sisters, East Sussex, England, UK (beach scene)

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