The Wicker Man
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!
Genres
Overview
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Details
Budget
$810000
Revenue
$513000
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1973-12-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1466
Vote Average
7.349
Edward Woodward
Sergeant Neil Howie
Christopher Lee
Lord Summerisle
Britt Ekland
Willow MacGreagor
Diane Cilento
Miss Rose
Ingrid Pitt
Librarian
Roy Boyd
Broome
Lesley Mackie
Daisy
Walter Carr
School Master
Irene Sunters
May Morrison
Lindsay Kemp
Alder MacGreagor
Ian Campbell
Oak
Kevin Collins
Old Fisherman
Aubrey Morris
Old Gardener / Gravedigger
Russell Waters
Harbour Master
Donald Eccles
T.H. Lennox
Gerry Cowper
Rowan Morrison
Leslie Blackater
Hairdresser
Peter Brewis
Musician
Barbara Rafferty
Woman with Baby
Juliet Cadzow
Villager
Ross Campbell
Communicant
Penny Cluer
Gillie
Michael Cole
Musician
Ian Cutler
Musician
Myra Forsyth
Mrs Grimmond
John Hallam
McTaggert
Alison Hughes
Fiancée to Howie
Charles Kearney
Butcher
Fiona Kennedy
Holly
John McGregor
Baker
Jimmy Mackenzie
Briar
Jennifer Martin
Myrtle Morrison
Bernard Murray
Musician
Helen Norman
Villager
Lorraine Peters
Girl on Grave
Tony Roper
Postman
John Sharp
Doctor Ewan
Elizabeth Sinclair
Villager
Andrew Tompkins
Musician
Ian Wilson
Communicant
Richard Wren
Ash Buchanan
John Young
Fishmonger
Robin Hardy
Minister (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
Old Woman in Library (uncredited)
Annie Ross
Willow MacGreagor (voice) (uncredited)
George Oliver
Parishioner (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Parishioner (Singing Hymn In Church) (uncredited)
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