About
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Cast
Edward Woodward
Sergeant Neil Howie
Christopher Lee
Lord Summerisle
Britt Ekland
Willow MacGreagor
Ingrid Pitt
Librarian
Diane Cilento
Miss Rose
Lindsay Kemp
Alder MacGreagor
Aubrey Morris
Old Gardener / Gravedigger
Russell Waters
Harbour Master (uncredited)
Irene Sunters
May Morrison
Keywords
disappearance cult based on novel or book investigation scotland voyeurism human sacrifice horror cemetery cult film island virgin ritual policeman rural area paganism may day folk horror sea plane harvest festival
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#676 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#485 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#288 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider