The Wicker Man (1974)
The Wicker Man is a horror film released in 1973 and follows Police Sergeant Neil Howie, who heads to an island on the coast of Scottland in search of a missing girl. Howie discovers that the disappearance is related to a pagan society that conflicts with his Christian values - but his continued search leads him to the heart of something sinister.
The Wicker Man
- Director
- Robin Hardy
- Release Date
- August 7, 1974
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Diane Cilento , Britt Ekland , Edward Woodward , Ingrid Pitt , Christopher Lee
- Writers
- Anthony Shaffer
- Runtime
- 88 minutes
- Budget
- $810 thousand
Summary
A puritan Police Sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl who the townsfolk claim never existed; stranger still are the pagan rites that take place there.
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