Witchfinder General (1968)

Witchfinder General is a 1968 British period folk horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay, by Reeves and Tom Baker, was based on Ronald Bassett's 1966 novel Witchfinder General. Set during the English Civil War, following Matthew Hopkins, a sadistic witch hunter, who exploits the chaos to torture and execute those accused of witchcraft. The story centers on Richard Marshall, a soldier who seeks revenge against Hopkins after he and his assistant harm his fiancée and her family.