The Wicker Man
A devout police sergeant arrives on a remote island to investigate a missing girl, only to uncover a sinister pagan cult whose beliefs challenge his faith and threaten his life.
“Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!”
Synopsis
Police Sergeant Neil Howie is sent to an island village to investigate the disappearance of a girl, only to find the locals insist she never existed. His inquiry becomes more complex as his religious beliefs come into conflict with those of the island’s inhabitants.
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A crew of 129+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Eric Boyd PerkinsShot by Harry WaxmanScored by Paul GiovanniCostumes by Sue Yelland
Box Office
1973 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$885K
Re-release box office
- 202310 theaters
- $132K($143K today)
- 20141 theaters
- $3K($5K today)
- 201314 theaters
- $97K($137K today)
- Total re-release
- $232K
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Versions & cuts
- Blu Ray Extended Edition· 101 min
- final cut· 94 min
- extended· 99 min
Also known as
- (Flemish)De gevlochten god
- Le Dieu d'osierfr
- (French)Le Dieu d'osier
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United KingdomDec 6, 1973
- IrelandJan 18, 1974
- United StatesMay 15, 1974
- ItalyJul 1, 1974
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Cast & Crew
129 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Edward Woodward
as Sergeant Howie
Christopher Lee
as Lord Summerisle
Diane Cilento
as Miss Rose
Britt Ekland
as Willow
Ingrid Pitt
as Librarian
Lindsay Kemp
as Alder MacGreagor
Russell Waters
as Harbour Master
Aubrey Morris
as Old Gardener, Gravedigger
Irene Sunters
as May Morrison
Walter Carr
as School Master
Ian Campbell
as Oak
Roy Boyd
as Broome
Supporting cast
40Peter Brewis
as Musician
Barbara Rafferty
as Woman with Baby
Juliet Cadzow
as Villager on Summerisle
Ross Campbell
as Communicant
Penny Cluer
as Gillie
Michael John Cole
as Musician
Kevin Collins
as Old Fisherman
Gerry Cowper
as Rowan Morrison
Ian Cutler
as Musician
Donald Eccles
as T.H. Lennox
Myra Forsyth
as Mrs. Grimmond
John Hallam
as P.C. McTaggert
Alison Hughes
as Fiancée to Howie
Charles Kearney
as Butcher
Fiona Kennedy
as Holly
John Mcgregor
as Baker
Jimmy Mackenzie
as Briar
Lesley Mackie
as Daisy
Jennifer Martin
as Myrtle Morrison
Bernard Murray
as Musician
Helen Norman
as Villager on Summerisle
Lorraine Peters
as Girl on Grave
Tony Roper
as Postman
John Sharp
as Doctor Ewan
Elizabeth Sinclair
as Villager on Summerisle
Andrew Tompkins
as Musician
Ian Wilson
as Communicant
Richard Wren
as Ash Buchanan
John Young
as Fishmonger
S Newton Anderson
as Landers
Pauline Chamberlain
as Parishioner
Mabel Etherington
as Old Lady Parishioner
Paul Giovanni
as Musician
Robin Hardy
as Minister
Tina Hart
as Woman in Yellow Dress with Oak in Green Man Inn
Aileen Lewis
as Villager
George Oliver
as Parishioner
Ian Selby
as Old Guy Parishioner Wearing Glasses
Ian Sunderland
as Antler Man
Fred Wood
as Parishioner (Singing Hymn in Church)
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
82Seamus Flannery
Art Director
Richard Rambaut
assistant art director (uncredited)
Jake Wright
assistant director
Kit Davis
assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
Denis Whitehouse
assistant editor
John Webber
assistant makeup (uncredited)
Gary Carpenter
associate musical director / musician: fife / musician: ocarina / musician: piano / musician: recorder / musician: talharpa (uncredited)
Lorraine Peters
body double: Britt Ekland (uncredited)
Jack Davies
boom operator (uncredited)
Roy Davidson
camera grip (uncredited)
James Devis
camera operator (as Jimmy Devis)
Jack Hawtree
cashier (uncredited)
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