Directed by Michael Reeves Written by Tom Baker   Michael Reeves   Louis M. Heyward   Ronald Bassett   Edgar Allan Poe   Cast Vincent Price ... Matthew Hopkins Ian Ogilvy ... Richard Marshall Rupert Davies ... John Lowes Patrick Wymark ... Cromwell Wilfrid Brambell ... Master Loach (as Wilfred Brambell) Hilary Heath ... Sara (as Hilary Dwyer) Robert Russell ... John Stearne Nicky Henson ... Trooper Swallow Tony Selby ... Salter Michael Beint ... Captain Gordon Bernard Kay ... Fisherman Beaufoy Milton ... Priest John Trenaman ... Trooper Harcourt (as John Treneman) Bill Maxwell ... Gifford Peter Thomas ... Farrier Maggie Kimberly ... Elizabeth Dennis Thorne ... Villager Ann Tirard ... Old Woman Gillian Aldam ... Young Woman in Cell (as Gillian Aldham) Hira Talfrey ... Hanged Woman Jack Lynn ... Brandeston Innkeeper Michael Segal ... Villager David Webb ... Jailer Sally Douglas ... Girl at Inn Edward Palmer ... Shepherd Lee Peters ... Sergeant Peter Haigh ... Lavenham Magistrate Godfrey James ... Webb Margaret Nolan ... Girl at Inn (as Maggie Nolan) Philip Waddilove ... Soldier Toby Lenon ... Old Man (as Toby Lennon) Paul Ferris ... Paul (as Morris Jar) David Lyell ... Footsoldier Alf Joint ... Sentry Martin Terry ... Hoxne Innkeeper Derek Ware ... Boy at Hoxne Inn John Kidd ... Magistrate Susi Field ... Girl at Inn Donna Reading ... Girl at Inn Uncredited Cast Tasma Bereton ... Girl at Inn Sally Geeson ... Maid David Reynolds-Lacey ... Unconscious Drunk in Tavern Sandy Seagar ... Girl at Inn Ronald Soar ... Villager Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff   Louis M. Heyward   Arnold L. Miller   James H. Nicholson   Tony Tenser   Philip Waddilove   Original Music by Paul Ferris

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 1968 Theatrical Release: May 17, 1968 DVD Release: September 11, 2007 Blu-ray Release: October 08, 2013 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Alternate Titles Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General Production Companies Tigon British Film Productions Distributors American International Pictures (AIP)   (1968) (United States) (theatrical) Image Entertainment   (1991) (United States) (laserdisc) (with "The Tomb of Ligeia") (video) Orion Home Video   (1997) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (2007) (United States) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) Shout! Factory   (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) Scream Factory   (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) Cinefear   (United States) (VHS) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (United States) (VHS) Orion Home Video   (1985) (United States) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,344 / 20,906 Site Ranking #4,340 The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (1985) #4,341 Holidays (2016) #4,342 Mine 9 (2019) #4,343 Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) #4,344 Witchfinder General (1968) #4,345 Waiting To Exhale (1995) #4,346 Foodfight! (2012) #4,347 Brothers (2004) #4,348 Drive-Away Dolls (2024)