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The Wicker Man (1973)

Actors: Ian Wilson (actor), Russell Waters (actor), Edward Woodward (actor), Christopher Lee (actor), Britt Ekland (actress), Ingrid Pitt (actress), John Sharp (actor), Craig Miller (miscellaneous crew), John Hallam (actor), Diane Cilento (actress), Eric Boyd-Perkins (editor), Aubrey Morris (actor), Aubrey Morris (actor), Annie Ross (miscellaneous crew), Peter Snell (producer),

Plot: Sgt. Howie travels to Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. He discovers that the locals are weird and unhelpful, and becomes determined to get to the bottom of the disappearance.

Keywords: 1970s, agriculture, agronomist, air, airplane, ale, altar, animal, animal-mask, animal-sacrifice
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
Taglines: From the writer of 'Frenzy & Sleuth' Anthony Shaffer's incredible occult thriller The residents of Summerisle invited Sergeant Howie to their traditional May Day festival. He didn't expect to meet...The Wicker Man Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting! ...A totally corrupt shocker from the author of "Sleuth" and "Frenzy"!

Quotes:

Lord Summerisle: Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent.

Lord Summerisle: [referring to sacrifices] Animals are fine, but their acceptability is limited. A little child is even better, but not *nearly* as effective as the right kind of adult.

Sergeant Howie: And what of the TRUE God? Whose glory, churches and monasteries have been built on these islands for generations past? Now sir, what of him?::Lord Summerisle: He's dead. Can't complain, had his chance and in modern parlance, blew it.

Harbor Master: Much has been said of the strumpets of yore / Of wenches and bawdy house queens by the score / But I sing of a baggage that we all adore / The landlord's daughter! [song continues sung by islanders drinking at the Green Man Inn pub... ]

Willow: Some things in their natural state have the most VIVID colors.

Lord Summerisle: I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth.

Miss Rose: The building attached to the ground in which the body lies is no longer used for CHRISTIAN worship, so whether it is still a CHURCHYARD is debatable.

May Morrison: Can I do anything for you, Sergeant?::Sergeant Howie: No, I doubt it, seeing you're all raving mad!

May Morrison: You'll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice.

Sergeant Howie: I believe in the life eternal, as promised to us by our Lord, Jesus Christ.::Lord Summerisle: That is good. For believing what you do, we confer upon you a rare gift, these days - a martyr's death.

Caught Bluffing (1922)

Actors: Frank Mayo (actor), Carl Laemmle (miscellaneous crew), Jack Curtis (actor), Lambert Hillyer (director), Edna Murphy (actress), Wallace MacDonald (actor), Andrew Arbuckle (actor), Jack Walters (actor), Tote Du Crow (actor), Louis Durham (actor), Ruth Royce (actress), Charles Sarver (writer), Martin Best (actor), Jack Bechdolt (writer), Scott Turner (actor),

Genres: Drama,
Taglines: UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION