The Wicker Man

Based On the book by David Pinner

The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score. The plot centres on the visit of a police officer, Sergeant Neil Howie, to the fictional, isolated Scottish island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism.

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Release date:

December 6, 1973

Director:

Robin Hardy

Cast:

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

Genre:

Crime, Mystery, Horror, Drama, Dystopian

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1973 in adaptations