Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Witchfinder General (film) 1

Witchfinder General (film) 1

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 19, 2023 by Gog the Mild (talk) 12:02, 4 April 2023 (UTC)



Witchfinder General is a 1968 British period horror film directed by Michael Reeves. The screenplay by Reeves and Tom Baker was based on Ronald Bassett's novel of the same name. The plot follows Roundhead soldier Richard Marshall (played by Ian Ogilvy) who pursues witchfinder general Matthew Hopkins (played by Vincent Price, pictured) and his assistant John Stearne (played by Robert Russell). Made on a low budget, the film was produced by Tigon British Film Productions. In the United States, the film was retitled The Conqueror Worm by its distributor American International Pictures to link it with their earlier series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. Witchfinder General became a cult film, partially attributable to Reeves's death nine months after its release. Critics' praise for the film highlighted its direction, performances, and musical score by Paul Ferris. In 2005, the magazine Total Film named Witchfinder General the 15th-greatest horror film of all time.
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 * Promoted: Oct. 1, 2006
 * Reasons for nomination: 55th anniversary of release. I did a read-through of the article and I think it's alright for a main page run.
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 01:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC)