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Titolo originale: The Wicker Man
Regia: Robin Hardy |
Anno: 1973
Origine: United Kingdom |
Generi: Horror
Tag: virgin | island | based on novel or book | sacrifice | scotland | ritual | cemetery | investigation | cult | human sacrifice | rural area | disappearance | paganism | policeman | bonfire | psychotronic | voyeurism | may day | folk horror | isolated island | song | sea plane | harvest festival | horror musical |
Cast: Edward Woodward | Christopher Lee | Britt Ekland | Diane Cilento | Ingrid Pitt | Roy Boyd | Lesley Mackie | Walter Carr | Irene Sunters | Lindsay Kemp | Ian Campbell | Kevin Collins | Aubrey Morris | Russell Waters | Donald Eccles | Gerry Cowper | Leslie Blackater | Peter Brewis | Barbara Rafferty | Juliet Cadzow | Ross Campbell | Penny Cluer | Michael Cole | Ian Cutler | Myra Forsyth | John Hallam | Alison Hughes | Charles Kearney | Fiona Kennedy | John McGregor | Jimmy Mackenzie | Jennifer Martin | Bernard Murray | Helen Norman | Lorraine Peters | Tony Roper | John Sharp | Elizabeth Sinclair | Andrew Tompkins | Ian Wilson | Richard Wren | John Young | Robin Hardy | Muriel Greenslade | Annie Ross | George Oliver | Fred Wood |

Il sergente di polizia Howie (Edward Woodward), di ferrea moralità, si reca nell’isoletta di Summerisle al largo della Scozia per indagare sulla presunta scomparsa di una ragazzina. Sull’isola trova un clima disorientante e disinibito che lo frastorna: le cose sembrano affermarsi e negarsi contemporaneamente. La ragazzina sembra addirittura non essere mai esistita. Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) è affabile e cordiale, ma il suo comportamento è bizzarro e a tratti minaccioso. Il poliziotto cerca di imporre la sua volontà per far rispettare la legge, ma si rende conto che il mistero è più complesso e profondo di quanto immaginasse. Un horror veramente sui generis, fortemente sostenuto da Christopher Lee, che lo ritiene il suo miglior film e nel quale certamente offre la sua migliore, più partecipe e sfaccettata, interpretazione.

Errori

When Sgt. Neil Howie is captured, the quote: "There will be no traces. Bring him up, Oak," that has [...] D
One of the chemicals in the chemist's shop was dimethylglyoxime. While that is a genuine chemical, i [...] D
In long shots of Howie in the the wicker man his arms are in side but in close ups they're outside g [...] D
While Sgt Howie (dressed as Punch) is being chased by the women, you can see autumn leaves on the gr [...] D
There is a cut when Rowan Morrison's coffin is exhumed, during which Sgt. Howie moves visibly closer [...] D
When Lord Summerisle shows Howie the photographs, a close-up shows him starting to pick one up. It t [...] D
As Sergeant Howie is crossing the causeway to the sweet shop, you see a person on bike cycling towar [...] D
The calendar in the Photographer's shows May Day to be a Tuesday, therefore Sergeant Howie flew out [...] D
In the bedroom seduction scene, Woodward's character is seen in close up pressing himself against th [...] D
When Howie listens to Willow singing while nude, he grabs a picture on the wall and leaves it hangin [...] D
When Sgt Howie inspects the school register he stops on "Belthane Term", where Rowan Morrison's addr [...] D
In the scene where Sgt Howie hits McGregor (who is dressed as Punch) with a candlestick, watch close [...] D
At one point during Willow's nude dance, she rears her head back and her face is slightly visible, j [...] D
When Sergeant Howie is in the pub for the first time, there is a close-up of the cash register, show [...] D
Despite being set in the Scottish Highlands, and the Hebrides, many of the traditions alluded to are [...] D
While Sgt Howie is at the chemist shop he shows Lennox (who is mixing something with a mortar and pe [...] D
Most of the "naked" girls dancing in the stone circle and jumping over the fire are wearing flesh-co [...] D
As Sgt Howie sees the wicker man for the first time, a smeared stain to the chest/heart area not pre [...] D
In the scene where Howie questions the Doctor about Rowan Morrison's death certificate, the Doctor i [...] D
After Sgt Howie hits McGregor in order to steal his Punch costume, the actor playing McGregor clearl [...] D
In the scene where Sgt Howie is in the classroom, he places the blackboard duster at an angle on the [...] D
When the 1972 harvest festival picture was developed in the chemist shop, it shows Rowan Morrison st [...] D
On May Day, when Sgt Howie attempts to leave the island , the establishing shot of the harbor shows [...] D
During the scene in which the boys are dancing and singing round the Maypole,none of the children's [...] D