Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
Acting
Woodward's sweaty desperation vs. Lee's sinister serenity
Sound
Folk songs that will haunt your Spotify forever
Practical Effects
The Wicker Man itself—practical horror perfection
Director
Robin Hardy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Lee did this for free, calling it the best script he'd ever read. He also personally flew journalists to the set in his own plane when the studio refused promotion.
This basically INVENTED folk horror as a genre—without it, no Midsommar, no The Witch, no men in flower crowns being creepy.
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