The Wicker Man (1973)
Der gottesfürchtige Polizeisergeant Howie kommt vom Festland auf eine abgelegene schottische Insel, um das Verschwinden eines jungen Mädchens aufzuklären. Zu seinem Entsetzen muss der aufrechte Christ in Uniform feststellen, dass vom kleinen Kind über den alten Fischer und dem Kneipenwirt bis hin zur Lehrerin und dem Adel die Menschen auf dieser Insel nicht nur etwas zu verbergen haben, sondern auch offen und unverhohlen einer alten, heidnischen Naturreligion anhängen. Als er sich einer Mauer aus Lügen, Widersprüchen und Rätseln gegenübersieht, keimt in Howie ein schrecklicher Verdacht auf. Planen die von Lord Summerisle angeführten Inselbewohner im Rahmen eines bizarren Fruchtbarkeitsrituals tatsächlich ein Menschenopfer für eine reiche Ernte, nachdem die letztjährige so schlecht ausgefallen war?
Der Regisseur:
Robin Hardy
Der Autor:
Anthony Shaffer
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Edward Woodward as Sergeant Neil Howie |
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Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle |
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Britt Ekland as Willow MacGreagor |
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Diane Cilento as Miss Rose |
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Ingrid Pitt as Librarian |
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Roy Boyd as Broome |
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Lesley Mackie as Daisy |
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Walter Carr as School Master |
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Irene Sunters as May Morrison |
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Lindsay Kemp as Alder MacGreagor |
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Ian Campbell as Oak |
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Kevin Collins as Old Fisherman |
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Aubrey Morris as Old Gardener / Gravedigger |
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Russell Waters as Harbour Master |
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Donald Eccles as T.H. Lennox |
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Gerry Cowper as Rowan Morrison |
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Leslie Blackater as Hairdresser |
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Peter Brewis as Musician |
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Barbara Rafferty as Woman with Baby |
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Juliet Cadzow as Villager |
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Ross Campbell as Communicant |
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Penny Cluer as Gillie |
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Michael Cole as Musician |
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Ian Cutler as Musician |
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Myra Forsyth as Mrs Grimmond |
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John Hallam as McTaggert |
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Alison Hughes as Fiancée to Howie |
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Charles Kearney as Butcher |
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Fiona Kennedy as Holly |
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John McGregor as Baker |
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Jimmy Mackenzie as Briar |
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Jennifer Martin as Myrtle Morrison |
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Bernard Murray as Musician |
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Helen Norman as Villager |
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Lorraine Peters as Girl on Grave |
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Tony Roper as Postman |
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John Sharp as Doctor Ewan |
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Elizabeth Sinclair as Villager |
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Andrew Tompkins as Musician |
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Ian Wilson as Communicant |
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Richard Wren as Ash Buchanan |
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John Young as Fishmonger |
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Robin Hardy as Minister (uncredited) |
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Muriel Greenslade as Old Woman in Library (uncredited) |
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Annie Ross as Willow MacGreagor (voice) (uncredited) |
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George Oliver as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Parishioner (Singing Hymn In Church) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robin Hardy | Director |
| Art | Seamus Flannery | Art Direction |
| Camera | Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Giovanni | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Dorman | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Eric Boyd-Perkins | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Yelland | Costume Design |
| Production | Peter Snell | Producer |
| Production | Maggie Cartier | Casting |
| Camera | John Brown | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Anthony Shaffer | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Pinner | Novel |
| Camera | Peter Allwork | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Editing | Denis Whitehouse | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Stuart Hopps | Choreographer |
| Sound | Gary Carpenter | Music Director |
| Directing | Sue Merry | Continuity |
| Production | Beryl Harvey | Production Secretary |
| Camera | James Devis | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mike Drew | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Robin Gregory | Sound |
| Directing | Jake Wright | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bob Jones | Sound |
| Production | Ted Morley | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masada Wilmot | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Vernon Messenger | Sound Editor |
| Production | Jilda Smith | Location Manager |
| Production | Mike Gowans | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Bronco McLoughlin | Stunts |
