• Director(s)

    Michael Reeves

  • Production Year

    1968

  • Release date

    02/10/2013

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Hilary Dwyer, Wilfrid Brambell, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Tony Selby, Bernard Kay, Godfrey James, Michael Beint, John Treneman, Bill Maxwell, Morris Jar, Maggie Kimberly, Philip Waddilove

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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 during the English Civil War.…

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.

  • Director(s)

    Michael Reeves

  • Production Year

    1968

  • Release date

    02/10/2013

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Hilary Dwyer, Wilfrid Brambell, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson, Tony Selby, Bernard Kay, Godfrey James, Michael Beint, John Treneman, Bill Maxwell, Morris Jar, Maggie Kimberly, Philip Waddilove

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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.
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.
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 date

    04/10/2013

  • BBFC reference

    BFF042868

  • Language

    English