The Wicker Man

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The Wicker Man

7.5 | 1h28m | R | en | Horror

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

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7.5 | 1h28m | R | en | Horror | More Info

Released: December. 21,2013 | Released Producted By: British Lion Films , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.rialtopictures.com/catalogue/the-wicker-man-final-cut

Synopsis

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

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Cast

Edward Woodward , Christopher Lee , Britt Ekland

Director

Seamus Flannery

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Cast

Edward Woodward

as Sergeant Neil Howie

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Christopher Lee

as Lord Summerisle

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Britt Ekland

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Reviews

lucasvigor This movie is excellent and i question the motives of some of the reviewers here giving it only 1-2 stars. Are they reviewing the right version of this movie? The music MADE the movie and so did the actors and extras. There is a level of normalcy here that is actually very creepy. Nothing supernatural happens. It is psychological horror done almost as a musical. There is no movie quite like it. If you don't like it, there just might be something wrong with you!

bsmith5552 "The Wicker Man" is referred to by some as "the thinking man's horror film". It IS different.Sgt. Howie (Edward Woodward) is sent to an offshore little island off Scotland known as Summerisle to follow up on a missing persons report on a young girl. When he arrives, he is met by a suspicious group of citizens who deny ever knowing the young girl. He pursues his investigation meeting with little success. The sexy daughter of the local Innkeeper, Willow Britt Ekland) tries to seduce Howie who is a devout Christian. The next day he discovers that the girl had been part of the local school after interrogating Miss Rose (Diane Cilento), the teacher.Howie later meets the island's patriarch, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee in a god awful toupee) who offers little help. Howie begins to suspect that the girl has been murdered. He manages to find her grave only to discover that a rabbit has been placed in her coffin. He goes to the Office of Records where the librarian (Ingrid Pitt) reluctantly shows that no death certificate for the girl exists.Along the way, Howie is exposed to the islander's odd rites and ceremonies. He deduces that they are all part of a pagan cult. Ceremonies are planned for May Day to offer sacrifices to their false gods to ensure a better crop season the next year. During a ceremonial march led by Lord Summerisle (in yet another horrendous wig) Howie dressed in a ceremonial costume, sees the young girl for whom he has been searching and tries to rescue her.Emerging from a cave, Howie is met by Lord Summerisle , Miss Rose, Willow and others. It seems that he has been set up to become a human sacrifice rather than the young girl. The hunter has become the hunted. Howie is prepared for his meeting with "The wicker Man" and...........................................This movie has become a cult classic over the years. It starts out as a detective story and evolves into the horrific finale. Edward Woodward is excellent as the skeptical Howie and Lee is more than a bit over the top as the pagan leader. Cilento, Ekland and Pitt add various feminine touches to the proceedings. I must say that the end result caught me a little off guard.It's a good movie.

Eric Stevenson This is probably one of the best horror movies I've seen, although I admit it doesn't really try that hard to be scary. It's a shame that my introduction to this film was the cheesy Nicolas Cage version. This is better in every way, mostly because well, the acting is infinitely better. It was weird watching this knowing how it would end. That still didn't take away any enjoyment from the film. What's great about this film is how philosophical it is.We get a lot of great points raised about religion and other things like sexuality. It was hard to recognize such a young Christopher Lee. The pacing in this film was great, especially with how it didn't feel too long or short. The plot is that a religious police officer is going to this isolated island community to search for a missing girl. I don't know why the Nicolas Cage version had so much more women. ***1/2

guylyons When i saw this film in 1973 at the age of 20, alone at night in the dark, it stunned me. A genuine believable horror story. No special effects, a great script, fine performances, limited budget . Just about every box that needs to be ticked in a horror film was included. A haunting scene with folk music is one of the films most memorable moments. A cracking ending, with Christoper Lee in fine form, it is a work that cannot be praised highly enough.Another positive no stupid comedy scenes to wreck the flow and build up of tension as the film progresses. Why oh why cannot horror film makers produce work like this, instead of the unimaginative effect ridden slasher scenes with teens, in so many productions today.