, 1h26
Origin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Horror,
HistoricalThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Witches in film,
Political filmsActors Vincent Price,
Ian Ogilvy,
Hilary Dwyer,
Rupert Davies,
Robert Russell,
Nicky HensonRoles John Stearne. Playing Hopkins's thuggish assistant, Russell certainly looked the part. However, as filming progressed, Reeves found the actor's high pitched voice unsuitable for such a rough character, and after production was completed he had all of his
Rating66%
In 1645, during the English Civil War, Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), an opportunist and witchhunter, takes advantage of the breakdown in social order to impose a reign of terror in East Anglia. Hopkins and his assistant, John Stearne (Robert Russell), visit village after village, brutally torturing confessions out of suspected witches. They charge the local magistrates for the work they carry out.