19731h 33mDir. Robin Hardy

The Wicker Man

Name: The Wicker Man
Genre: Horror
Released: 1973-12-06
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt

“Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!”

Horror

4.0 / 5.0

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Police 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.

Starring:Edward Woodward,Christopher Lee,Britt Ekland,Diane Cilento,Ingrid Pitt

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Edward Woodward

Sergeant Neil Howie

Christopher Lee

Lord Summerisle

Britt Ekland

Willow MacGreagor

Diane Cilento

Miss Rose

Ingrid Pitt

Librarian

Roy Boyd

Broome

Lesley Mackie

Daisy

Walter Carr

School Master

Irene Sunters

May Morrison

Lindsay Kemp

Alder MacGreagor

Ian Campbell

Oak

Kevin Collins

Old Fisherman

Key Production Crew

Director

Robin Hardy

Screenplay & Writers

Anthony Shaffer, David Pinner

Cinematography

Harry Waxman

Original Score

Paul Giovanni

Producers

Peter Snell

Film Details

Budget$810,000

Box Office Revenue$885,371

Original Languageen

Production Studios

British Lion Films

Keywords & Themes

#virgin#island#based on novel or book#sacrifice#scotland#ritual#cemetery#investigation#cult#human sacrifice

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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A Christian man a servant of law and order walks blind into the jaws of faith itself. “Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.” A line not of menace, but of destiny. “A man who would come here as a...

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