Witchfinder General

Year: 1968

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Reeves

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In 1645 England, amidst the brutal civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians, chaos and arbitrary law give rise to a ruthless opportunist. Matthew Hopkins, a self‑styled Witchfinder General, roams from village to village, exploiting peasants’ superstitions and offering his murderous “witch‑hunting” services, hanging, burning and mutilating anyone he declares a witch.

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