Le Chasseur de sorcieres
Réalisation:
Michael ReevesPhotographie:
John CoquillonMusique:
Paul FerrisActeurs·trices:
Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, Wilfrid Brambell, Margaret Nolan, Godfrey James, Bernard Kay, Tony Selby, Hira Talfrey (plus)Résumés(1)
1665, l'Angleterre est en pleine guerre civile. Un avocat, Matthew Hopkins, décide de se reconvertir, moyennant finance, en inquisiteur chargé de démasquer le malin chez les hommes. Il parcourt la campagne avec son acolyte en laissant son empreinte : tortures et bûchers sont sa marque de fabrique... (Neo Publishing)
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Critiques (1)
There are comparisons between this film and our own Witchhammer all over the internet. Why not, but unfortunately for the British, Vávra's film is infinitely better. While Witchfinder General tells the same story and conveys the same horrific experience to the viewer (the absolutely impassive stares of the crowd watching the burning are sheer terror), it is not nearly as evocatively disgusting and authentic from start to finish. It's as if the filmmakers were afraid to tell the story of the witch trials "just because," so they wrapped the story in a fairly classically conceived adventure story with a romantic plot. It's certainly not bad, but I was expecting something a little different. I don't need to mention that Vincent Price (whom I would hardly recognize) is amazing.
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