England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
Vincent Price
as Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy
as Richard Marshall
Robert Russell
as John Stearne
Nicky Henson
as Swallow
Hilary Dwyer
as Sara
Rupert Davies
as John Lowes
Patrick Wymark
as Cromwell
Wilfrid Brambell
as Master Loach
Tony Selby
as Salter
Michael Beint
as Captain Gordon
Bernard Kay
as Fisherman
Beaufoy Milton
as Priest
