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The Wicker Man (1973)

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Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robin Hardy
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    Sergeant Neil Howie Edward Woodward
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    Lord Summerisle Christopher Lee
  • Profile picture of Britt Ekland
    Willow MacGreagor Britt Ekland
  • Profile picture of Diane Cilento
    Miss Rose Diane Cilento
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    Librarian Ingrid Pitt
  • Profile picture of Roy Boyd
    Broome Roy Boyd
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    Daisy Lesley Mackie
  • Profile picture of Lindsay Kemp
    Alder MacGreagor Lindsay Kemp

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