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Cuando las brujas arden

Título original: Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General
  • 1968
  • Unrated
  • 1h 26min
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Cuando las brujas arden (1968)
A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.
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Un joven soldado quiere poner fin a los desmanes de un sanguinario cazador de brujas que aterrorizó a su prometida y asesinó a su tío.Un joven soldado quiere poner fin a los desmanes de un sanguinario cazador de brujas que aterrorizó a su prometida y asesinó a su tío.Un joven soldado quiere poner fin a los desmanes de un sanguinario cazador de brujas que aterrorizó a su prometida y asesinó a su tío.

  • Dirección
    • Michael Reeves
  • Guionistas
    • Tom Baker
    • Michael Reeves
    • Louis M. Heyward
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    • Vincent Price
    • Ian Ogilvy
    • Rupert Davies
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    • Dirección
      • Michael Reeves
    • Guionistas
      • Tom Baker
      • Michael Reeves
      • Louis M. Heyward
    • Elenco
      • Vincent Price
      • Ian Ogilvy
      • Rupert Davies
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      • 1 premio ganado y 2 nominaciones en total

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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Matthew Hopkins
    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    • Richard Marshall
    Rupert Davies
    Rupert Davies
    • John Lowes
    Hilary Heath
    Hilary Heath
    • Sara
    • (as Hilary Dwyer)
    Robert Russell
    Robert Russell
    • John Stearne
    Nicky Henson
    Nicky Henson
    • Trooper Swallow
    Tony Selby
    Tony Selby
    • Salter
    Michael Beint
    • Captain Gordon
    Bernard Kay
    Bernard Kay
    • Fisherman
    Beaufoy Milton
    • Priest
    John Trenaman
    • Trooper Harcourt
    • (as John Treneman)
    Bill Maxwell
    Bill Maxwell
    • Gifford
    Peter Thomas
    • Farrier
    Maggie Kimberly
    Maggie Kimberly
    • Elizabeth
    Dennis Thorne
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    Ann Tirard
    Ann Tirard
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    Gillian Aldam
    Gillian Aldam
    • Young Woman in Cell
    • (as Gillian Aldham)
    Hira Talfrey
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    cfisanick

    Simply a great film

    Most folks have already enthusiastically praised "Witchfinder General" as a masterpiece, so I have little to add in agreement. It truly is a great film because it is about important ideas--a deep, dark, existential look into the worst of the human condition. John Coquillon's cinematography is about as good as it gets, and Michael Reeves's direction is superb. But what really sets this apart is Vincent Price's performance. It is easy to overplay villainy, lapsing into parody, but Price is so calm and unaffected here that he is the very essence of pure evil incarnate, an evil corruptly justified by misguided ideals. This is a powerful film, not only relevant as a historical depiction, but also as a morality play for events in the world today. It may be cliche to say, but you'll think about "Witchfinder General" for as long as you think about movies.
    Infofreak

    A very interesting historical thriller with quite possibly Vincent Price's finest performance.

    I had been wanting to see 'Witchfinder General' for years, and I must say it almost lives up to its reputation. The version I watched was the restored uncut one, and while I thought the film had one or two slight flaws (mainly with the script), it is very, very good. This was the third and final movie directed by Michael Reeves, who sadly died of a drug overdose a year after it was released while still in his mid twenties. 'Witchfinder General' certainly shows a lot of promise, and is very well made on what I imagine was a fairly modest budget. Many describe it as a horror movie, but I think thriller is a more apt term. While it has some brutal and violent moments, and it does concern witches, there is no supernatural theme. It is similar in many ways to the underrated 'Mark Of The Devil' and Jess Franco's disappointing 'The Bloody Judge', two movies released after this one, and undoubtedly influenced by it. Horror legend Vincent Price clashed with Reeves on set with the latter telling him not to ham it up. Price took offence at this but obviously heeded the advice, and his performance here is arguably the best of his career. Price is brilliant throughout, and the supporting cast are all pretty good, especially Reeves regular Ian Ogilvy, and Robert Russell as Price's surly assistant, and there's a good cameo from Patrick Wymark ('Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun') as Cromwell. 'Witchfinder General' is a very good film which deserves to be seen by a wider audience, and Michael Reeves death is a tragedy for all movie lovers.
    bob the moo

    Shocking and impacting – an average narrative but a great central theme, strong direction and strong performances

    With England in a civil war, Captain Richard Marshall is just one of many soldiers earning his money killing the Royalist rebels. Home from service briefly, Marshall stays with a priest and his wife-to-be Sarah Lowes but soon heads off. On his way out of the area he meets lawyer Matthew Hopkins, who has been called in by locals to help with some matters. Thinking nothing Marshall rides on having directed Hopkins correctly but only later he learns that Hopkins is more a witch-hunter than a lawyer and that the very "devil" that he has gone to town to unmask is none other than Lowes.

    Although I was familiar with the title I had neither heard anything good or bad about this film or ever managed to see it myself. With a recent screening on late night television in the UK I decided to give it a twirl and found much to like from the very opening credits where a hung woman gives way to a title credits sequence of wonderfully captured faces in various states of pain and/or terror. The imaginative air to these visuals continues even as the film settles down to deliver the story and the whole affair has a great colour and hue to it, using some visual effects to improve some shots. Reeves (who, at 23, probably never expected this to be his last film) uses the English countryside to great effect and summons up a great sense of period as well as contrasting it powerfully with the fear and violence of Hopkins' deeds.

    The plot threatens to be a poor device to show this history in gory detail but generally it works well enough because it makes the characters and the actions as important as the specific story involving Marshall. This moves along well but generally it is Hopkins and his quest that holds the interest because it is essentially evil and cruel – factors that the film brings out very well while observing the slight touch of glee from Hopkins that accompanies the cruel deaths. This is greatly helped by a superbly cruel turn from Price who dominates the film and makes his scenes the best. Ogilvy has a lesser role but is still very good despite not having the material given to Price. Support from Russell, Heath and others is mostly good apart from one or two bum notes in small areas – the victims are convincing which was important to make the horrors convincing.

    Overall an impacting little film that has a basic plot but greatly benefits from the cruelty of the piece, strong direction and good performances led by a great Price. Dated a touch but still quite shocking, interesting and worth seeing.
    Rastacat1

    Probably not as gruesome as the real thing, but gruesome enough.

    Matthew Hopkins was a self proclaimed Witchfinder who started his career in 1644 in Essex, England. In a three year career he is estimated to have killed between 200 and 400 "witches". The Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) is a movie based on his success as a prosecutor of witches.

    Witchfinder General is an interesting movie in that it is part horror, part melodrama, part historical epic. Vincent Price has one of his finest and most effective roles ever as Matthew Hopkins in this 1968 British Classic. The movie was renamed The Conqueror Worm for U.S. audiences to try and take advantage of Price's fame from Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe inspired series of movies. Except for reading part of the poem The Conqueror Worm during the ending credits, the movie has nothing to do with Poe.

    The basic story is common enough for this sub-genre of horror movies: There is an abusive official who accuses and prosecutes alleged witches for his own personal gain and personal power trips. There are two other fine British films from this time period that deal with the same subject matter, The Devils by Kurt Russell and Mark of the Devil starring Herbert Lom. All three are well made and effective, but Witchfinder General is the darkest of the bunch. The tortures are all brutal and unnerving to watch and there is a lot of screaming in this movie. Price plays Hopkins as overbearing and cold bloodedly cruel. He allows a woman to submit to him sexually to prevent someone from being killed, then tortures and murders the guy anyway, and then later has her tortured and murdered for being a witch. What a guy!

    The director of this movie was the young and upcoming Michael Reeves who unfortunately committed suicide in 1969, not long after this movie was released. There was a well known feud of sorts between Reeves and the star, Vincent Price. At one point Price is reputed to have said to the 25 year old director: "I have made over 70 films, what have you done?" with a reply from Reeves: "I have made three good ones". Perhaps the tension between director and star helped to make this the dark and humorless film that it is. Even 34 years after it's release, it still holds up as a beautifully made movie that hardly looks of feels dated at all. The period movies that Price was making with Roger Corman a few years before this film was made, while still excellent in many respects, are obviously a product of the 60's.

    Unfortunately this movie has not been released in the U.S. on dvd. There is a British release that includes a documentary on Michael Reeves, but for now in America all we have is the MGM midnight movie video release. This film also appears on AMC now and again, and in fact, I just watched it on that channel yesterday.
    7bkoganbing

    When One Wants an Orthodoxy enforced

    Without the use of monsters or other worldly apparitions Vincent Price in Witchfinder General created a fabulous portrayal with Matthew Hopkins. The demons that were within Hopkins are those we struggle with every day when others tell us how and what to think. And religious fundamentalism with the power of the state to enforce it is still a force to be reckoned with. Even here in the USA.

    The setting is Great Britain of the civil war era with Roundheads and Cavaliers battling for control. The Roundheads being Puritans were the ones doing the inquisiting there and Price is only a person too glad to offer his services.

    In fact in every society when one wants an orthodoxy enforced there are always people psychologically deranged enough for such work. Price works with a partner in Robert Russell who's a little bit more honest about the fact he's a sadist. He grates on Price a bit, but the two find a lot of mutual satisfaction.

    A lot of the same themes can be found in the Tyrone Power classic Captain From Castile only it's the Catholics enforcing their doctrine in that one.

    Here Price in his work debauches the girlfriend of Roundhead soldier Ian Ogilvy and when he finds out he becomes a man with a mission.

    Witchfinder General is a study in sadism and with an eternal message about the mind of humankind being unshackled. Delivered with a really special performance by Vincent Price.

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    • Trivia
      Vincent Price regarded his performance here as the finest of his horror movie career.
    • Errores
      There are several references to the value of payments in 'guineas'. However, the gold coin of that name was not minted until 1663, eighteen years after the film was set.
    • Citas

      Matthew Hopkins: Men sometimes have strange motives for the things they do.

    • Versiones alternativas
      All British versions prior to 1996 were cut by 1 min 26 secs by the UK censor on original release. The Redemption Video release restores this material from a U.S laserdisc.
    • Conexiones
      Featured in Nightwatch Presents Edgar Allan Poe: The Conqueror Worm (1973)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 31 de diciembre de 1970 (México)
    • País de origen
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    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, Inglaterra, Reino Unido(The trial of the witches/John Lowes is hung)
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      • Tigon British Film Productions
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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