Witchfinder General
- Episode aired Jun 20, 2002
- 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Joss Ackland
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
Malcom Gaskill
- Self - Churchill College, Cambridge
- (as Dr Malcolm Gaskill)
Clive Holmes
- Self - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
- (as Dr Clive Holmes)
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Interesting and provocative approach to story
"Witchfinder General" was quite an original take on this story, combining interviews with experts with non-dialogue visualizations of the actual Puritan witchhunts in the 1600s. I found that this method of storytelling allowed me to appreciate the tale more closely, and recommend this episode to anyone with an interest in the topic. Director Jonathon Hacker favors methodical, intensely drawn out actions that emphacize the human drama while drawing visual parallels to the horror films of the 1960s and 1970s that dealt with this topic. However, Hacker's treatment is the more atmospheric (and scary) for being grounded in reality and thoughtfully paced.
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- Runtime1 hour
- Color
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