Witchfinder General

Witchfinder General (1968)

1968-05-17 · 87 min · Rating 6.50/10 (265 votes)

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

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.

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17th century based on novel or book english civil war false accusations folk horror forced sex rape religious fundamentalism sadistic torture suffolk, england witch burning witch hunt

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