The Wicker Man
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TV: Tributes paid to Wicker Man star Edward Woodward...drawn into investigating the disappearance of a young girl in a sinister community. The Wicker Man also starred Sir Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland. Sir Christopher described Woodward as "a very good friend and a splendid actor". In this article: Edward Woodward, The Wicker Man, EastEnders, The Equalizer, Simon Pegg, Michele Dotrice, Noel Coward, Emmy Award, and Robin Hardy |
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Times Online | 3 days ago
Christopher Lee: a giant among actors
...with an American accent. Lee has nothing but warmth for Cage, bearing no grudges for his misguided remake of The Wicker Man, the 1973 chiller that until The Lord of the Rings was Lee's favourite of his long career. In fact, Lee is also...
In this article: Christopher Lee, Dracula, William Hague, Dracula, Nicolas Cage, Jinnah, The Lord of the Rings, and Oscar
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Contactmusic.com | 6 days ago
Simon Pegg - Stars Pay Tribute To Woodward
...and The Equalizer, passed away in hospital following a long battle with illness. Woodward's The Wicker Man co-star Lee has expressed his sadness at losing "a very good friend and a splendid actor," while Robin Hardy, who directed the...
In this article: Edward Woodward, Simon Pegg, Christopher Lee, All rights reserved, Twitter.com, Robin Hardy, Hot Fuzz, Callan, and The Equalizer
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | 6 days ago
Star Edward Woodward - who brought The Wicker Man to life - dies aged 79
...splendid actor". Robin Hardy, who directed The Wicker Man, said of Woodward: "He was one of the greatest actors of his generation, without any question, with a broad career on American television as well as British film. He described...
In this article: Edward Woodward, Robin Hardy, The Equalizer, Emmy Award, Noel Coward, Christopher Lee, EastEnders, and Cornwall
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The Press and Journal | 6 days ago
Sir Christopher Lee pays tribute to Edward Woodward
Sir Christopher Lee pays tribute to Edward Woodward Dracula star mourns passing of The Wicker Man actor who has died at 79 ICON: Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, has died ACTOR Edward...
In this article: Edward Woodward, The Equalizer, Michele Dotrice, Christopher Lee, Emmy Award, Dracula, and Robin Hardy
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New Kerala | October 31, 2009
Christopher Lee Knighted
...charity. Lee is one of the U.K.'s most prolific actors with roles in 1973's The Wicker Man, 1974 Bond movie The Man With The Golden Gun, and more recently appearing in the new Star Wars films and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Rocker Joe...
In this article: Christopher Lee, Prince of Wales, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Count Dracula, London, and U.K.
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Guardian Unlimited | 6 days ago
Edward Woodward, star of The Wicker Man: A life in clips
...… Edward Woodward in The Equalizer. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland had the splashier roles in The Wicker Man, the 1973 occult horror set in a fictional Hebridian island demented by paganism, but it...
In this article: Edward Woodward, Callan, The Equalizer, Patrick Trueman, Silver, Pam St Clement, EastEnders, and God
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Sunday Mirror | 6 days ago
Farewell to The Equalizer
...the disappearance of a young girl in a sinister island community. The film became a cult classic - with one of the most memorable endings in cinema history. But it was in the 1980s that Woodward won true international fame with The...
In this article: Edward Woodward, The Equalizer, Laurence Olivier, Robin Hardy, Michele Dotrice, and Barbara Windsor
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Wicker Man is a classic cult 1973 British film filmed in Scotland, combining thriller, existential horror and musical genres, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. The film stars Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Britt Ekland. Paul Giovanni composed the soundtrack.
The story synopsis follows a Scottish police officer, Sargeant Neil Howie, visiting the isolated island of Summerisle, in the search for a missing girl. The inhabitants of Summerisle all follow a reconstucted form of Celtic paganism, which shocks and appalls the devoutly Christian Sargeant.
The Wicker Man is generally very highly regarded by critics. Film magazine Cinefantastique described it as "The Citizen Kane of Horror Movies", and in 2004 the magazine Total Film named The Wicker Man the sixth greatest British film of all time. It also won the 1978 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. A scene from this film was #45 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
The work was later allocated as first of The Wicker Man Trilogy, with a sequel, entitled Cowboys for Christ, is currently in production based on a book by Robin Hardy, 35 years after the film's original release. A third film, The Twilight of the Gods, is set for a later release.
A 2006 American remake has also been produced, with which Robin Hardy and other members of the British original dissasociated themselves with.
- Name:
- The Wicker Man
- Release Date:
- December 01, 1973
- Directed By:
- Robin Hardy
- Produced by:
- Peter Snell
- Written By:
- Anthony Shaffer
- Cinematography:
- Harry Waxman
- Music By:
- Paul Giovanni
- Length:
- 88 Min
- Language:
- English
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