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Witchfinder General (1968)

Directed by Michael Reeves · Cinematography by John Coquillon

86 min56 frames

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He'll hang, burn, and mutilate you. He's the… Witchfinder General

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Witchfinder General

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Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A grassy, sloped meadow is visible under a clear, overcast sky. Multiple sheep are dispersed across…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: medium — A man stands in an interior space with vertical wooden structural beams in the background. The man…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A vast, expansive meadow with tall yellowing grass extends under a hazy, overcast sky. A lone person…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A green grassy hill stretches toward a cloudy sky with a gallows on the horizon. A small group of…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: closeup — A man stands before a rough-hewn stone wall in a dimly lit enclosure. He stares forward with an…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: establishing — Dense pine tree branches are silhouetted against a bright, sun-drenched pale sky. The sun…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: closeup — A person rests upon a dark green couch featuring a fringed gold edge detail. The subject is…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A dirt path lined by a row of tall leafless trees under a dusk sky. A lone traveler on horseback…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: closeup — A man wearing a black cap stands in an open field under a cloudy sky. In the blurry background, a…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A grassy field features a small winding stream under large mature trees at sunset. Two figures stand…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: closeup — The interior of a room is cast in deep shadow. An older man with a mustache looks off-camera.Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: medium — A stone church interior features patterned wallpaper with the word WITCH painted in black ink. A…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: fullbody — A group of people dressed in 17th-century style clothing stand before a timbered building. Two…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — A large stone manor house with multiple gables sits on a grassy hill. A woman in a dark dress stands…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: medium — Two men stand outdoors in an open field against an overcast sky. The man on the left smokes a pipe…Witchfinder General (1968) movie still: wide — An aged brick bridge spanning a murky stream is crowded with onlookers on top. Three individuals are…
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What is Witchfinder General about?

England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.

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What does the cinematography of Witchfinder General look like?

Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of Witchfinder General leans on wide compositions (38% of the sample) and medium shots (34%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer John Coquillon keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 62% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 57% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Witchfinder General?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Witchfinder General (1968) are #312f2b, #d6d4cd, #55524b, #4e4d39, #111113, #918d75 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #55524b
  • #4e4d39
  • #111113
  • #918d75

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