Witchfinder General (1968) movie poster

Witchfinder General

1968 ·1h 27m · ★ 6.5 (265)

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.

Why it matters
3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
57
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
85
Survival
33

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

17th centurybased on novel or bookenglish civil warfalse accusationsfolk horrorforced sexrapereligious fundamentalismsadistic torturesuffolk, englandwitch burningwitch hunt

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