The Wicker Man (1973) 1973 Watch Free in HD

Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there.

Genre:

Horror, Mystery

Actors:

Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunters, Walter Carr, Ian Campbell, ...»

Director:

Robin Hardy

Country:

United Kingdom

Release:

1973

IMDb:

7.5

Quality:

Duration:

88 min

Village Voice

The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie.

August 29, 2006

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TV Guide

It remains a fine example of occult horror that remains with the viewer well past its conclusion.

October 07, 2008

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Antagony & Ecstasy

A truly unique horror movie, one of the odd handful throughout history that doesn't really seem to have been influenced by anything and has no obvious heirs, not even its own remake.

May 02, 2012

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Chicago Reader

Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film passed through several distributors, several versions, and several bankruptcies, picking up a powerful reputation along the way.

October 07, 2008

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Decent Films Guide

The gothic ambiance and mood synonymous with the era's familiar tales of unholy menace is wholly absent. If there is evil here, it doesn't know it's evil.

October 29, 2008

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Radio Times

Christopher Lee, who plays the lord of the island, thinks it's one of the finest films he's ever made -- and he's right.

October 07, 2013

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CinePassion

A mordant study of theological anxiety

October 10, 2009

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Time Out

Essentially, it's an insane guilty pleasure, still enjoyable for its delightfully eccentric casting and for the funniest, creepiest pub scene in British movies outside of next week's reissue, Withnail & I.

January 26, 2006

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ReelViews

Like many of the best horror/thrillers, The Wicker Man works because it surprises audiences, relying on carefully-nurtured suspense rather than cheap, theatrical shocks.

February 24, 2002

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London Evening Standard

You can't help smiling at the audacity of it all and shivering a little at the feelbad ending.

August 24, 2007

Common Sense Media

Adult chiller about modern pagans -- no Hogwarts.

December 15, 2010

Variety

Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled.

October 07, 2008

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