Witchfinder general : Matthew Hopkins
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
England -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Foreign films.
Horror films.
Horror.
Motion pictures, British.
Revenge -- Drama.
Superstition -- Religious aspects -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Witch hunting -- England -- Drama.

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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
0027616087652, 027616087652

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel "Witchfinder general" by Ronald Bassett.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
General Note
Special features: "Witchfinder general: Michael Reeves' horror classic" featurette; audio commentary with producer Philip Waddilove and actor Ian Ogilvy.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, John Coquillon ; editor, Howard Lanning ; music, Paul Ferris.
Participants/Performers
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Wilfred Brambell, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Hilary Dwyer, Patrick Wymark.
Description
As the English Civil War rages, witch hunter Matthew Hopkins and his sadistic assistant John Stearne travel from town to town identifying, torturing and killing alleged witches and being paid well for their services. Hopkins' persecution and murder of a priest and sexual blackmail of the priest's niece Sarah leads young Parliamentarian soldier Richard Marshall, Sarah's fiancé, to swear vengeance against him.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer; NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This DVD is copy protected.
Language
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; in English for the hearing impaired.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Reeves, M., Heyward, L. M. 1., Waddilove, P., Miller, A., Baker, T., Price, V., Ogilvy, I., Davies, R., Brambell, W., Russell, R., Henson, N., Heath, H., Wymark, P., & Bassett, R. (2007). Witchfinder general: Matthew Hopkins (Musically edited version.). Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Reeves et al.. 2007. Witchfinder General: Matthew Hopkins. Beverly Hills, CA: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Reeves et al.. Witchfinder General: Matthew Hopkins Beverly Hills, CA: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Reeves, M., Heyward, L. M. 1., Waddilove, P., Miller, A., Baker, T., Price, V. and Ogilvy, I. et al (2007). Witchfinder general: matthew hopkins. Musically edited version. Beverly Hills, CA: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Reeves, Michael, et al. Witchfinder General: Matthew Hopkins Musically edited version., Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

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