The Wicker Man (1973)

	Directed by: Robin Hardy	COUNTRY United Kingdom GENRE Horror NORWEGIAN TITLE Narrenes konge RUNNING TIME 88 minutes
	Produced by: Peter Snell
	Written by (based on the novel Ritual by David Pinner): Anthony Shaffer

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Sgt. Neil Howie	Edward Woodward	½
Lord Summerisle	Christopher Lee
Willow MacGregor	Britt Ekland
Daisy	Lesley Mackie	-
Miss Rose	Diane Cilento	½
Librarian	Ingrid Pitt	-
Alder MacGregor	Lindsay Kemp	-
Rowan Morrison	Geraldine Cowper	-

Review

A seminal British horror picture that explores cultism, heathenism and sacrifice with a delightful sense of glee. Though the frame mystery for the most part has a television detective story quality, the film has personality; it’s directed with flair and playfulness (though also some amateurishness) by first-time director Robin Hardy. The key to the chilling effect, which is neither visceral nor exploitative in nature, except for the occasional focus on Ingrid Pitt's breasts, is that the final scene dares to bask in and dwell on the fanaticism upon which it all is based.