---
title: 'The Wicker Man (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robin Hardy'
released: '1973-12-06'
runtime_minutes: 86
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wicker-man-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wicker Man (1973)

1973 · R · 86 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Mystery · United Kingdom

Part of: The Wicker Man Trilogy

## Synopsis

The Wicker Man is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel Ritual, and Paul Giovanni composed the film score. The plot centres on the visit of a police officer, Sergeant Neil Howie, to the fictional, isolated Scottish island of Summerisle in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-giovanni)
- **Director:** [Robin Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-hardy)
- **Screenplay:** [Anthony Shaffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-shaffer)
- **Producer:** [Peter Snell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-snell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-waxman)

## Cast

- [John Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sharp)
- [Ingrid Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-pitt)
- [Aubrey Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/aubrey-morris)
- [Edward Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-woodward) as Neil Howie
- [Lindsay Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-kemp) as Alder MacGregor
- [John Hallam](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hallam)
- [Diane Cilento](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-cilento)
- [Gerry Cowper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-cowper) as Rowan Morrison
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee) as Lord Summerisle
- [Paul Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-giovanni)
- [Britt Ekland](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-ekland) as Willow MacGregor
- [Lesley Mackie](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-mackie)
- [Russell Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-waters)
- [Irene Sunters](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-sunters)
- [Donald Eccles](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-eccles)

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