The Witch-finder was made in 1968, it was directed by michael reeves, and produced by tigon films.
It was called The conqueror worm in america, this is a title of a poem by edgar alan poe, this made alot of the audience recognize the film, by the poem that edgar alan poe wrote. this kicked off another wave of poe adaptation.
The film was a big hit, mainly because it starred Vincent Price, he was a big horror actor, in the time of these films, so many more people went to see it, simply because of linking it to other films he had been in, although the original lead role was meant for Donald Pleasance, he was a ludicrous authority figure and a big actor in those times, but AIP wanted their biggest star, vincent price, so the director had to rethink the role and the script was changed to suit the personality that vincent price had to play.
The Witchfinder was Censored by the BBFC, simply because of the long screaming bits, it used to be censored because of the bad parts or they cut them out. but nowadays if this was the case they would just put it in a higher certification.
Vincent price would not be able to play that typical figure, so they had to change everything to make him more suited for the films.
people don't think that even the actors/actresses personality and the way the perform affects the film and the status of which they are made/written.
I felt this film was very graphic and didn't like the way they treated women or the way they tested men and women for being 'witches'.
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