Witchfinder General is a 1968 British period horror film directed by
Michael Reeves. The screenplay, by Reeves and Tom Baker, was based on
Ronald Bassett's novel Witchfinder General. The plot follows Roundhead
soldier Richard Marshall, played by Ian Ogilvy, who pursues witchfinder
general Matthew Hopkins, played by Vincent Price (pictured), and his
assistant John Stearne, played by Robert Russell. The low-budget film
was produced by Tigon British Film Productions. In the United States,
the film was retitled The Conqueror Worm by its distributor American
International Pictures to link it with their earlier series of Edgar
Allan Poe adaptations. Witchfinder General became a cult film, partially
attributable to Reeves's death nine months after its release. Critics'
praise for the film highlighted its direction, performances, and musical
score by Paul Ferris. In 2005, the magazine Total Film named Witchfinder
General the 15th-greatest horror film of all time.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchfinder_General_%28film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1845:
Captain John Franklin departed Greenhithe, England, on an
expedition to the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage;
all 129 men were later lost when their ships became icebound in Victoria
Strait.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition>
1915:
First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the
third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking
Ottoman forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_attack_on_Anzac_Cove>
1991:
Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population
boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence
from Yugoslavia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Croatian_independence_referendum>
2015:
A corroded pipeline near Refugio State Beach, California,
spilled 142,800 gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto the Gaviota
Coast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio_oil_spill>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
involve:
1. To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to
include.
2. (specifically) To include (something) as a logical or natural, or
necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to
entail, to imply.
3. To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or
implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
4. (specifically, also reflexive, chiefly passive) Chiefly followed by
with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual
relationship.
5. (figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one
or more other things, or several things together); especially, to
entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.
6. (archaic)
7. To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.
8. To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine,
to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
9. (archaic or obsolete)
10. To make (something) intricate; to complicate.
11. (mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of
times; to raise to any assigned power.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/involve>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents
and our expectations.
--Edward de Bono
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edward_de_Bono>
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