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The Wicker Man is a 1973 horror, mystery, drama, and crime film from the United Kingdom. It was directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. The cast includes Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, and Ingrid Pitt, with Annie Ross providing voice acting. Harry Waxman served as the director of photography. The narrative is set in Scotland, where filming also took place.
The film explores themes of paganism, Christianity, and religion. It was released in December 1973 and January 1974. The production budget was 810,000, with a capital cost of 471,600. It generated revenue of 885,371. British Lion Films was involved in its production. The runtime is listed as 88 or 93 minutes. It is distributed by Netflix and Fandango at Home via video on demand.
Review scores include 7.7/10, 91%, and 87/100. IMDb lists a rating of 7.5 from 104,988 votes, while TMDb shows a 7.3 average from 1,627 votes. The tagline reads, "Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!" The work has been referenced by 340 other encyclopedia articles.
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7.3Police 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.
Cast
- Edward Woodward as Sergeant Neil Howie
- Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle
- Britt Ekland as Willow MacGreagor
- Diane Cilento as Miss Rose
- Ingrid Pitt as Librarian
- Roy Boyd as Broome
Themes
- virgin
- island
- based on novel or book
- sacrifice
- scotland
- ritual
- cemetery
- investigation
- cult
- human sacrifice
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robin Hardy
- Screenplay by
- Anthony Shaffer
- Based on
- Ritual , by David Pinner
- Produced by
- Peter Snell
- Starring
- Edward Woodward Britt Ekland Diane Cilento Ingrid Pitt Christopher Lee
- Cinematography
- Harry Waxman
- Edited by
- Eric Boyd-Perkins
- Music by
- Paul Giovanni
- Production company
- British Lion Films
- Distributed by
- British Lion Films
- Release date
- 6 December 1973 ( 1973-12-06 ) (UK)
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- £471,600 –500,000
- Box office
- $885,371
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Encyclopedic overview
The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score.
The plot centres on the visit of a police officer, Sergeant Neil Howie, to the fictional, isolated Scottish island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism.
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