Le Grand Inquisiteur

Synopsis

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.

Release date

17 May 1968

Directed by

Michael Reeves

Runtime

1h 27m

Original title

Witchfinder General

Cast

Vincent Price

Matthew Hopkins

Ian Ogilvy

Richard Marshall

Robert Russell

John Stearne

Nicky Henson

Swallow

Hilary Dwyer

Sara

Rupert Davies

John Lowes

Patrick Wymark

Cromwell

Wilfrid Brambell

Master Loach

Tony Selby

Salter

MB

Michael Beint

Captain Gordon

Bernard Kay

Fisherman

BM

Beaufoy Milton

Priest