Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento
When a young girl mysteriously disappears, police sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But this pastoral community, led by the strange Lord Summerisle (...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
Stats: 2,652 reviews
A classic. Not really horror, or at least not as obvious as a slasher film. Creepy & beautiful, with a great cast and wonderfully shot on such a small budget. All this and an ending you won?t forget. Forget Aliens and monsters, religious people are far more frightening! Brilliant...( read more)
A very bizarre film, which was nothing like how I?m imagined it to be. It was like a musical Horror ?? There are some quirky moments throughout and is a watchable film, but not one I wasn't fussed either way over .
Aghhhhhhhhhh! HELP!!!
I came up to Dumfries & Galloway to tour round some of the locations used in The Wicker Man and the worst thing imaginable has happened: some local pagans are holding me captive in a pub called "The Green Man", and they say they are going to sacrific...( read more)
A devoutly Christian policeman flies to the isolated Scottish island of Summerisle, where he finds himself disturbed both by the islanders reluctance to assist him in his investigation and their rejection of Jesus in favor of a licentious pagan Earth religion. Edward Woodward an...( read more)
The original and best version. Why anyone would even consider wanting to remake this one-of-a-kind movie is beyond all comprehension.
Very interesting look at religion. I was expecting it to be really terrifying which it wasn't at all, I imagine in it's day it was though! But it was a terrific film, with fabulous acting and an excellent plot. They just don't make them like this anymore!
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This version is definitely better than the remake. In this version, the focus is more on the odd community rather than the lead character. I wish they hadn't made the lead character such a religious fanatic, but it was a good contrast against the rest of the people.
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