# The Wicker Man (1973)

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**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Horror
**Directed by**: Robin Hardy
**Written by**: Anthony Shaffer
**Starring**: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, Roy Boyd

> *Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Foggy Scottish island, spring, a rusty bicycle. 
A missing girl, a sergeant's search, pagan rituals in the woods. 
It's best watched on a chilly evening.

**Mood tags**: dread, slow-burn

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