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A police sergeant investigates a young girl's disappearance on a remote Scottish island and finds a pagan cult with some horrifying rites.

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ProducerPeter Snell

EAN5055201807243

eBay Product ID (ePID)72541361

Product Key Features

ActorBritt Ekland, Christopher Lee, Aubrey Morris, Diane Cilento, Russell Waters, Lindsay Kemp, Edward Woodward, Ingrid Pitt

Film/TV TitleThe Wicker Man (Director's Cut)

DirectorRobin Hardy

LanguageEnglish

Run Time100 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2009

FeaturesFeature Length Commentary: Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Director Robin Hardy, moderated by Mark Kermode\Filming of the Commentary\Christopher Lee interview\The Wicker Man Enigma\Burnt Offering: The Cult Of The Wicker Man, Widescreen

GenreHorror/Occult, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ReviewsTotal Film - ...It's a bleak, peculiar chiller -- erotic, eccentric and still shocking..., Empire - THE WICKER MAN is, more than anything else, a film about what people can do in the name of religion or, more generally, belief. Its power comes not from appeals to the supernatural but from a deep understanding of our own undeniable nature. Horror doesn't get much closer to home than that, Uncut - Much of the film's enduring appeal lies with its ending, and screenwriter Anthony Shaffer finds plenty to play with in pitting Christianity against an older religion

Additional InformationThis controversial British cult classic, considered by its producer upon completion to be one of the worst films ever made, has been little seen since its brief theatrical release even though it is now regarded as a classic of British cinema. Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie, a police officer sent to Summerisle, a secluded island off the coast of Scotland, to investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Rowan. When he arrives there, he finds a very tight knit community, one mistrustful and hostile to outsiders--none of them seem willing to even acknowledge the disappearance of young Rowan. Soon Howie begins to realise that the town belongs to some sort of pagan cult, one given to unbridled sexuality and possibly human sacrifice. Seeking an audience with the oddly civilised Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), Howie hopes to get to the bottom of the mystery, but instead finds something more shocking than he could have ever imagined.<BR>A true cult classic that paints a disturbing portrait of an almost prehistoric, multi-deity worshipping society given to Bacchanalian excess and bizarre rituals, THE WICKER MAN is a truly unsettling experience. Erotic and mysterious, the film evokes the primal urges that underlay modern society through its unforgettable imagery and story.

ScreenwriterAnthony Shaffer

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Wicker Man (Director's Cut)

Director of PhotographyHarry Waxman

Consumer AdviceContains moderate horror, sex and nudity