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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1973
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Genres
Horror Police drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Introduction
“The Citizen Kane of horror movies.”
Cinefantastique magazine, 1977
Until the final moments of The Wicker Man, it is impossible to say conclusively what is afoot on the remote Scottish island where Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) has come in search of a missing child. Despite a pervasive eeriness, the suspicion remains that any wrongdoing could be only in his mind.
Anthony Shaffer’s screenplay is bold in its deferral of information, mature in its comparison of Christianity and paganism, and downright devastating in its final twist. The film was originally pushed out in a butchered cut as a B feature to Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now, but its reputation as a stand-alone classic is now assured. Its influence goes beyond cinema: modern folk musicians have cited the evocative soundtrack as an inspiration.
The countryside of old, weird Britain has featured in several cult and quirky features, such as A Canterbury Tale (1944), Witchfinder General (1968) and Blood on Satan’s Claw (1970).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Sergeant Neil Howie
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Willow MacGregor
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Miss Rose
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librarian
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Lord Summerisle
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Broome
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Daisy
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school master
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Mrs May Morrison
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Alder MacGregor
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Oak
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old fisherman
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old gardener/gravedigger
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harbour master
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T.H. Lennox
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Rowan Morrison
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hairdresser
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musician
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woman with baby
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villager on Summerisle
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communicant
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Gillie
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musician
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musician
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Mrs Grimmond
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Police Constable Hugh McTaggart
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fiancée to Howie
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butcher
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Holly
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baker
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briar
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Myrtle Morrison
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musician
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villager on Summerisle
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girl on grave
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postman
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Dr Ewan
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villager on Summerisle
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musician
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communicant
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Ash Buchanan
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fishmonger
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[dubbed Britt Ekland]
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[minister]
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Director
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©
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Presents
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Producer
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Unit Manager
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Production Manager
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[Production Accountant]
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Location Manager
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Production Secretary
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Assistant Director
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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Continuity
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Casting Director
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Screenplay by
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[Based on the novel 'Ritual' by]
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Director of Photography
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2nd Unit Photography
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Camera Operator
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Focus
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Stills.
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Film Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Art Director
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Costume Design
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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Make-up
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Hairdresser
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Music Composed by
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Music Performed by
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"Corn Rigs" sung by
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Associate Musical Director
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Choreographer
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Sound
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Sound
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Sound Editor
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Publicity
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Studio
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