The Wicker Man 102 minutes, UK (1973), 18

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A repressed, virginal Scottish policeman visits a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a girl, and becomes embroiled in sexual misadventure and pagan rites

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Robin Hardy

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The Wicker Man: Robin Hardy's ultra-strange movie, best described as a "psychedelic pagan horror", endured all manner of indignities prior to its release. It was cut down and butchered mercilessly by studio execs at British Lion Films. All the same, this powerful and lurid slice of neo-paganism has grown and grown in reputation since its release...

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