Anthony Shaffer Wicker Man

The novelisation was written primarily by robin hardy the director of.

Nuclear waste youtube. Edited version by bttw abominations inc. The wicker man was in part inspired by a 1676 engraving called the wicker image created by the artist aylett sammes. A puritan police sergeant arrives in a scottish island village in search of a missing girl who the locals claim never existed.

This site is dedicated to the memory of anthony shaffer 1926 2001 for too long the memory of the late anthony shaffer has been embroiled in controversy misinformation and untruths. The protagonist of robin hardy and anthony shaffers 1973 horror classic the wicker man a scottish police sergeant named neil howie is a devout christianearly in the film we see him attending church taking communion. The novel also serves as an opportunity for robin hardy to really go into detail over the research undertaken by himself and screenwriter anthony shaffer in creating the wicker man.

The wicker man is a 1978 horror novel written by robin hardy and anthony shafferit was based on the 1973 cult horror film the wicker man directed by hardy and written by shafferthe novel includes a foreword by allan brown. At work his subordinates mock him behind his back for his humorlessness his strictness. Here eventually the real story behind the man who brought to the world such classics as the wicker man and sleuth will be revealed.

The film itself is loosely based on the 1967 novel ritual by the actor and novelist david pinner. The wicker man is a 1973 british folk horror film directed by robin hardy and starring edward woodward britt ekland diane cilento ingrid pitt and christopher leethe screenplay by anthony shaffer inspired by david pinners 1967 novel ritual centres on the visit of police sergeant neil howie to the isolated island of summerisle in search of a missing girl. They were heavily influenced by james frazers the golden bough a study of folklore.

According to screenwriter anthony shaffer his intent for the project was to make a more cerebral horror movie that was less dependent on the kind of gratuitous gore that was popular at the time. With edward woodward christopher lee diane cilento britt ekland. Anthony shaffer penned the screenplay which for sheer imagination and near terror has.

The image can be found in the volume of britannia antiqua illustrata. Shaffer was married three timesto henrietta glaskie carolyn soley with whom he had two children claudia and cressida and australian actress diane cilento. Directed by robin hardy.

Performed by the summerisle natives at the green man inn.