The Wicker Man

1973
R
1h 28m

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7.5/10

97K

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A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.

Director
- Robin Hardy
Writers
- Anthony Shaffer
- David Pinner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

97K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

864

496

Director
- Robin Hardy
Writers
- Anthony Shaffer
- David Pinner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations

Trivia
Sir Christopher Lee said that he considers this to be one of his greatest ever roles.

Goofs
Most of the "naked" girls dancing in the stone circle and jumping over the fire are wearing flesh-colored body stockings. (The film was shot in autumn and not in spring as it was set, and thus was very cold.)

Quotes
Lord Summerisle: Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent.

Crazy credits
[Short Version only] A message from the producers thanks "The Lord Summerisle and the people of his island" for co-operating in the making of the film. This is despite both the lord and the island being totally fictitious.

Alternate versions
A dual DVD set in a burnt wooden box was released in 2001 by Anchor Bay. It has the standard 88 (or 87) minute Theatrical Version. It also has a 99 minute Extended Version. This also has the events in chronological order (unlike the 88 min version). Unlike the 95 minute version it does have footage prior to Sgt. Howie's arrival on Summerisle, including him as a Preacher.

Connections
Featured in Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986)

Soundtracks
Corn Rigs
Written by Paul Giovanni
Performed by Paul Giovanni
[played over the latter half of the opening credits]

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A Hidden Treasure

Many people have never seen or heard of this movie. The sad thing is that most young people now wouldn't appreciate its method of madness. The Wicker Man is almost like Psycho in the sense that it plays with the audiences' minds as well as the central character of the film. Its portrayal of the "pagan" religion is very impressive. Not some outrageous Hollywood devil-demon-blood-cult. The Wicker Man is a powerful, disturbing film and is one of the greatest films of the modern era. Christopher Lee is superb as well as Edward Woodward and the beautiful Britt Ekland. This movie is a true classic.