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Il grande inquisitore

Titolo originale: Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General
  • 1968
  • VM18
  • 1h 26min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,7/10
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Il grande inquisitore (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 giovane soldato cerca di porre fine ai mali causati da un feroce cacciatore di streghe quando quest'ultimo terrorizza la sua fidanzata e uccide suo zio.Un giovane soldato cerca di porre fine ai mali causati da un feroce cacciatore di streghe quando quest'ultimo terrorizza la sua fidanzata e uccide suo zio.Un giovane soldato cerca di porre fine ai mali causati da un feroce cacciatore di streghe quando quest'ultimo terrorizza la sua fidanzata e uccide suo zio.

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    • Michael Reeves
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Tom Baker
    • Michael Reeves
    • Louis M. Heyward
  • Star
    • Vincent Price
    • Ian Ogilvy
    • Rupert Davies
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,7/10
    13.125
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Michael Reeves
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Tom Baker
      • Michael Reeves
      • Louis M. Heyward
    • Star
      • Vincent Price
      • Ian Ogilvy
      • Rupert Davies
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    • 103Recensioni della critica
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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
    • Villager
    Ann Tirard
    Ann Tirard
    • Old Woman
    Gillian Aldam
    Gillian Aldam
    • Young Woman in Cell
    • (as Gillian Aldham)
    Hira Talfrey
    Hira Talfrey
    • Hanged Woman
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      • Michael Reeves
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Tom Baker
      • Michael Reeves
      • Louis M. Heyward
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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.
    7Xstal

    A High Price to Pay for Deviation...

    They've decided you're not welcome around here, so they've called for the Witchfinder to appear, to confirm that you're a witch, they will probe and make you twitch, before you're drowned, then tightly bound, to burn in fear. It's a great way for a psychopath to live, by taking lives, he feels he has so much to give, if you challenge him you're tried, but he'll never be denied, as he connives, concocts, contrives, but won't forgive.

    The barbaric days of 17th century England, as the brutality of the Church is brought to bear on those deviating from expected norms, brilliantly executed by Vincent Price.
    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.
    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.
    hesketh27

    Genuine horror, from a film that's NOT a horror film!

    I have a copy of Witchfinder General from many years ago. Recently, whilst re-organising my collection, I happened upon it and watched it once more. This film still manages to induce general feelings of horror on account of its violence, even though it is not really a 'horror' film as such. Watch it for its superb cinematography which lends it an appearance of freshness that belies its 35 years. It still looks as if it could have been made yesterday. Some of the more violent scenes will make you squirm. The cruelty of the period portrayed can only be imagined and the cheapness of life comes across as truly shocking. Vincent Price is excellent as Hopkins (though maybe a bit 'mature' to portray him, since he was witchfinding in his late twenties and died in his early thirties). To think that this evil man really existed and operated unchecked for several years leaves one cold. A minor masterpiece that all lovers of the macabre should enjoy.

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      Vincent Price regarded his performance here as the finest of his horror movie career.
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      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.
    • Citazioni

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

    • Versioni alternative
      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.
    • Connessioni
      Featured in Nightwatch Presents Edgar Allan Poe: The Conqueror Worm (1973)

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    • Data di uscita
      • 26 ottobre 1968 (Italia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Regno Unito
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Witchfinder General
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, Inghilterra, Regno Unito(The trial of the witches/John Lowes is hung)
    • Aziende produttrici
      • Tigon British Film Productions
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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      • 83.000 £ (previsto)
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