Witchfinder General
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.
- Director
- Michael Reeves
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $2M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Witchfinder General returned 18.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $83,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- May 17, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
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