Witchfinder General

Summary

Witchfinder General is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Witchfinder General's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Witchfinder General's director is recorded as Michael Reeves^[4].
• Witchfinder General's screenwriter is recorded as Tom Baker^[5].
• Witchfinder General's composer is recorded as Paul Ferris^[6].
• Witchfinder General's genre is recorded as horror film^[7].
• Witchfinder General's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[8].
• Witchfinder General's genre is recorded as historical film^[9].
• Witchfinder General's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• Witchfinder General's based on is recorded as Witchfinder General^[11].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Vincent Price^[12].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Ian Ogilvy^[13].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Hilary Dwyer^[14].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Rupert Davies^[15].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Robert Russell^[16].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Wilfrid Brambell^[17].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Patrick Wymark^[18].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Nicky Henson^[19].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Tony Selby^[20].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Bernard Kay^[21].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Godfrey James^[22].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Paul Ferris^[23].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Peter Haigh^[24].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as David Webb^[25].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Alf Joint^[26].
• Witchfinder General's cast member is recorded as Margaret Nolan^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Witchfinder General's performer is recorded as Paul Ferris^[28]. Its producer is recorded as Louis M. Heyward^[29]. Its director is recorded as Michael Reeves^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Tom Baker^[5]. Cast members include Vincent Price^[12], Ian Ogilvy^[13], Hilary Dwyer^[14], Rupert Davies^[15], Robert Russell^[16], and Wilfrid Brambell^[17].

Publication

Witchfinder General's publication date is recorded as +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include horror film^[7], film based on a novel^[8], historical film^[9], and drama film^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include English Civil War^[32], Matthew Hopkins^[33], and witch hunt^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 7.1/10^[35] and 94%^[36].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Witchfinder General include it^[37], a musical group^[38], founded in 1979^[39].

Why It Matters

Witchfinder General ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include it^[37], a musical group^[38], founded in 1979^[39].