Witchfinder General
Contains strong violence and execution scenes
Director(s)Michael Reeves
Production year1968
Release date02/10/2013
Genre(s)Horror, Drama
Approx. running minutes87m
CastVincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Tony Selby, Michael Beint, Bernard Kay, Beaufoy Milton, Michael Reeves, Tom Baker, Michael Reeves, Louis M. Heyward, Ronald Bassett, Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, Philip Waddilove, Paul Ferris, John Coquillon, Howard Lanning, Freddie Vale
Witchfinder General
Contains strong violence and execution scenes
WITCHFINDER GENERAL is a British historical horror drama, made in 1968, about the witch hunts led by Matthew Hopkins dur ...
WITCHFINDER GENERAL is a British historical horror drama, made in 1968, about the witch hunts led by Matthew Hopkins during the English Civil War.
violence
There is some strong violence, including a man being hit several times with an axe. There is some blood on his clothes, but no clear sight of any injuries.
threat and horror
Hopkins and his men torture and interrogate several people who they accuse of being witches. We see a woman being gripped around the throat as she is interrogated, as well as a small knife being stuck into flesh. Some blood is shown but with no focus on injuries. Elsewhere in the film, people are dunked into water. The focus is on the psychological nature of the torture, rather than on physical detail. There are several execution scenes, including hangings and a woman being burned at the stake. These scenes feature a strong sense of threat, and brief sight of the dead bodies. However, as with the torture scenes, the focus is on people being terrorised rather than on physical or visual detail.
additional issues
Further issues include mild bad language, such as 'bastard' and 'bitch', and a sex scene where the focus is on a couple's faces as they kiss and roll around in bed, with nudity implied but not shown in any detail.
Contains strong violence and execution scenes
Classified Date:
04/10/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
violence
There is some strong violence, including a man being hit several times with an axe. There is some blood on his clothes, but no clear sight of any injuries.
threat and horror
Hopkins and his men torture and interrogate several people who they accuse of being witches. We see a woman being gripped around the throat as she is interrogated, as well as a small knife being stuck into flesh. Some blood is shown but with no focus on injuries. Elsewhere in the film, people are dunked into water. The focus is on the psychological nature of the torture, rather than on physical detail. There are several execution scenes, including hangings and a woman being burned at the stake. These scenes feature a strong sense of threat, and brief sight of the dead bodies. However, as with the torture scenes, the focus is on people being terrorised rather than on physical or visual detail.
Classified Date:
26/04/1968
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Contains strong violence
Classified Date:
14/03/2007
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Showbox Media Group Ltd
Classified Date:
29/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
22/12/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Redemption Films Ltd
Classified Date:
30/12/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Castle Vision
Classified Date:
09/03/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Castle Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
07/07/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Target International
Classified Date:
26/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Prism Leisure Corp PLC
Classified Date:
06/09/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Metrodome Distribution
Classified date04/10/2013
LanguageEnglish
violence
There is some strong violence, including a man being hit several times with an axe. There is some blood on his clothes, but no clear sight of any injuries.
threat and horror
Hopkins and his men torture and interrogate several people who they accuse of being witches. We see a woman being gripped around the throat as she is interrogated, as well as a small knife being stuck into flesh. Some blood is shown but with no focus on injuries. Elsewhere in the film, people are dunked into water. The focus is on the psychological nature of the torture, rather than on physical detail. There are several execution scenes, including hangings and a woman being burned at the stake. These scenes feature a strong sense of threat, and brief sight of the dead bodies. However, as with the torture scenes, the focus is on people being terrorised rather than on physical or visual detail.
additional issues
Further issues include mild bad language, such as 'bastard' and 'bitch', and a sex scene where the focus is on a couple's faces as they kiss and roll around in bed, with nudity implied but not shown in any detail.
Director(s)Michael Reeves
Production year1968
Release date02/10/2013
Genre(s)Horror, Drama
Approx. running minutes87m
CastVincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Tony Selby, Michael Beint, Bernard Kay, Beaufoy Milton, Michael Reeves, Tom Baker, Michael Reeves, Louis M. Heyward, Ronald Bassett, Louis M. Heyward, Arnold L. Miller, Philip Waddilove, Paul Ferris, John Coquillon, Howard Lanning, Freddie Vale
Contains strong violence and execution scenes
Classified Date:
04/10/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
violence
There is some strong violence, including a man being hit several times with an axe. There is some blood on his clothes, but no clear sight of any injuries.
threat and horror
Hopkins and his men torture and interrogate several people who they accuse of being witches. We see a woman being gripped around the throat as she is interrogated, as well as a small knife being stuck into flesh. Some blood is shown but with no focus on injuries. Elsewhere in the film, people are dunked into water. The focus is on the psychological nature of the torture, rather than on physical detail. There are several execution scenes, including hangings and a woman being burned at the stake. These scenes feature a strong sense of threat, and brief sight of the dead bodies. However, as with the torture scenes, the focus is on people being terrorised rather than on physical or visual detail.
Classified Date:
26/04/1968
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Contains strong violence
Classified Date:
14/03/2007
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Showbox Media Group Ltd
Classified Date:
29/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
22/12/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Redemption Films Ltd
Classified Date:
30/12/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Castle Vision
Classified Date:
09/03/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Castle Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
07/07/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Target International
Classified Date:
26/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Prism Leisure Corp PLC
Classified Date:
06/09/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Metrodome Distribution
Classified date04/10/2013
LanguageEnglish
