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The Crucible (1996)
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Winona Ryder and Daniel Day Lewis star in this adaptation of Arthur Miller’s play set during the Salem Witch trials of 1692.
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Excalibur (1981)
Directed by John Boorman
Lush interpretation of the Arthurian legend.
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Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Directed by Ken Russell
Kitsch horror adapted from a Bram Stoker novel which features demon worship, sado-masochism and the defiling of Christian icons. Russell does not balk at depicting taboo or controversial material.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Classic humour from the Python stable, sending up medieval sagas and its own limited budget.
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The Wicker Man (1973)
Directed by Robin Hardy
Cult film deriving its tension from the increasing isolation, confusion and humiliation experienced by the naïve protagonist played by Edward Woodward as he encounters a Scottish island community's hostility and sexual pagan rituals.
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