The Wicker Man

1973 93 min ★ 7.3 Horror

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.

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Cast

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

Details

Director

Robin Hardy

Screenplay

Anthony Shaffer

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$810,000

Revenue

$885,371

Production

British Lion Films

Reviews

J

John Chard

July 10, 2016

★ 10/10

I believe in the life eternal, as promised to us by our Lord, Jesus Christ. Mainland Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) flies off to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a 12 year old girl. What he finds is a culture steeped in Paganism, presided over by Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Meeting static and indifference wherever he goes - and being dri...

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CinemaSerf

July 23, 2023

★ 6/10

Well the cinema was packed as we all sat though what seemed like an interminable preamble of interviews with those connected with the film - including Britt Ekland - before it all started. Was it worth it? Well, I didn't really think so. Policeman "Howie" (Edward Woodward) arrives on a remote Scottish island after reports that a girl has gone missing. He is perplexed by the seemingly indifferent a...

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OuroborosSurfer

November 5, 2023

★ 10/10

Here Edward Woodward stars as Sgt. Howie, a Christian Scottish policeman sent to the remote island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The horror of the Wicker Man is not the obvious kind that hits you in the face with a hammer, but quietly creeps up on you. The way the pagan villagers act indifferently or defensively to the supposed disappearance or murder of a chi...