
"REMAINS AS BIZARRE AND BEWITCHING A FABLE AS WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED...ONCE SEEN, NEVER FORGOTTEN!"
— Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter
50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION
September 1 – 7 Austin, TX ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE
September 1 – 7 Chicago, IL ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
September 1 – 7 Littleton, CO ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
September 1 – 7 Yonkers, NY ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
September 1 – 7 Raleigh, NC ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
September 1 – 7 San Antonio, TX ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE PARK NORTH
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September 1 – 7 San Francisco, CA ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
September 15 – 17 Oklahoma City, OK OKCMOA
September 28 Bloomington, IN IU CINEMA
September 28 – 29 New Orleans, LA PRYTANIA THEATRE
October 6 & 13 Ithaca, NY CORNELL CINEMA
October 7 Coral Gables, FL CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA
October 9 Santa Monica, CA AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AERO
with actor Britt Ekland in person!
October 10 Tempe, AZ MAJESTIC TEMPE
October 11 Mt. Vernon, WA LINCOLN THEATRE
October 11 Beverly, MA THE CABOT
October 13 – 19 Seattle, WA THE BEACON CINEMA
October 14 Howell, MA HISTORIC HOWELL THEATER
October 14 Tampa, FL TAMPA THEATRE
October 14 Memphis, TN CROSSTOWN ARTS
October 16 – 21 & 23 Pittsburgh, PA ROW HOUSE CINEMA
October 18 Milford, MI MILFORD INDEPENDENT CINEMA
October 19 Baltimore, MD CHARLES THEATRE
October 19 Hanover, NH HOPKINS CENTER
October 19, 27 – 29 Honolulu, HI HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART
October 20 – 26 Omaha, NE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LA VISTA
October 20 – 26 Hartford, CT CINESTUDIO
October 27 Boulder, CO INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES
October 27 – 28 Pleasantville, NY JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER
October 27, 30 – November 2 Silver Spring, MD AFI SILVER THEATRE
October 27 – November 2 Atlanta, GA PLAZA THEATRE
October 31 Huntington, NY CINEMA ARTS CENTRE
October 31 St. Joseph, MO THE TRAIL THEATRE
October 31 Rockport, MA CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA
Poster by Laurent Durieux
"REMAINS AS BIZARRE AND BEWITCHING A FABLE AS WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED...ONCE SEEN, NEVER FORGOTTEN!"
— Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter
United Kingdom, 1973
Director: Robin Hardy
Producer: Peter Snell
Cast: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer
Cinematography: Harry Waxman
Music: Paul Giovanni
Genre: Horror
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Language: English
Running Time: 94 minutes
Synopsis:
After receiving an anonymous letter about a missing 12-year-old girl, devoutly Christian Police Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) travels by seaplane to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But the islanders welcome neither his badge nor religious devotion, for Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) and his devoted followers worship only the pagan gods of old - and those gods demand a sacrifice. Howie fears for the missing girl's life and follows every possible lead to find her - despite the islanders' interference - before she becomes a human sacrificial lamb.
Restoration:
Restored in 4K by Studiocanal at Silver Salt Restoration UK from the original 35mm negative
"A TRULY UNSETTLING EXPERIENCE!"
— David Fear, Time Out New York
"Brilliant writing...assured direction...The Wicker Man continues to stand tall as one of the genre's greatest exercises!"
— Tony Timpone, Fangoria
"CHILLING AND DISTURBING."
— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times