Cry of the Banshee

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Cry of the Banshee

R,

1970,

1h 27m,

Horror/

History/

Drama

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4 Reviews

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38%

250+ Ratings

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4 Reviews

38%

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250+ Ratings

Monomaniacal witch hunter Lord Edward Whitman (Vincent Price) cruelly persecutes the peasants in his corner of Elizabethan England, manufacturing charges and meting out punishment without regard to justice. While trying to wipe out a coven of witches, he fails to take into account the possibility that real witches might have real power. He is unprepared when Oona (Elisabeth Bergner), the head of the coven, transforms a trusted member of Whitman's household into a vehicle of demonic vengeance.

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Nov 30, 2023

3/5

…has plenty of points of interest, although for once, the cut version might be preferable…

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Nov 12, 2021

3/5

Handsome sets and costumes give the film a certain glamour that helps to obscure its weaknesses.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 20, 2016

2/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] Lacking the style and the smarts of the similar Witchfinder General, this unpleasant outing merely vacillates between silliness and sadism.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 11, 2005

2/5

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Ron W

Aug 3, 2018

a non-scary vincent price movie about witch-hunting. it was not near as great as the conquering worm which is one of my favorites. not sure what he was doing with this film

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Luke W

May 27, 2017

A more gonzo version of Witchfinder General. It's got more violence and nudity than most of Price's stuff, and a stable full of bastards; a bunch of sadistic characters, that you don't really care what happens to any of them. It's got a cool ending though.

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Gordon Hessler

Director

Vincent Price

Lord Edward Whitman

Elisabeth Bergner

Oona

Patrick Mower

Roderick

Essy Persson

Lady Patricia Whitman

Hugh Griffith

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Synopsis

Monomaniacal witch hunter Lord Edward Whitman (Vincent Price) cruelly persecutes the peasants in his corner of Elizabethan England, manufacturing charges and meting out punishment without regard to justice. While trying to wipe out a coven of witches, he fails to take into account the possibility that real witches might have real power. He is unprepared when Oona (Elisabeth Bergner), the head of the coven, transforms a trusted member of Whitman's household into a vehicle of demonic vengeance.

Director: Gordon Hessler
Producer: Gordon Hessler
Screenwriter: Tim Kelly
Production Co: American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 1970, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m

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