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Witchfinder General

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

1968 · 1h 27m · UNRATED Drama, History, Horror
Directed by Michael Reeves

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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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It remains contemporary, and even frightening, in its evocation of cynical Puritanism and mass deception.

J. Hoberman, Village Voice

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