The Wicker Man
1973
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!
Directed by Robin Hardy
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Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
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- Director
- Robin Hardy
- Written by
- David Pinner, Anthony Shaffer
- Produced by
- Peter Snell
- Composer
- Paul Giovanni
- Cinematographer
- Harry Waxman
- Editor
- Eric Boyd-Perkins
- Studio
- British Lion Films
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Anthony Shaffer's The Wicker Man, The Wickerman
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (1,617 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 87/100
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (103,908 votes)
Cast
Edward Woodward
Sergeant Neil Howie
Christopher Lee
Lord Summerisle
Britt Ekland
Willow MacGreagor
Diane Cilento
Miss Rose
Ingrid Pitt
Librarian
Roy Boyd
Broome
Lesley Mackie
Daisy
Walter Carr
School Master
Irene Sunters
May Morrison
Lindsay Kemp
Alder MacGreagor
Ian Campbell
Oak
Kevin Collins
Old Fisherman
Aubrey Morris
Old Gardener / Gravedigger
Russell Waters
Harbour Master
Donald Eccles
T.H. Lennox
Gerry Cowper
Rowan Morrison
Leslie Blackater
Hairdresser
Peter Brewis
Musician
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Soundtrack
Paul Giovanni, Magnet
The Wicker Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — FOLK Pt 3: The Wicker Man (1973)
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Folk Horror - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Stephen King — Danse Macabre
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
