The Wicker Man
Summary: A puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed.
Runtime: 1 h 28 min
MPAA: R
Production: British Lion Film Corporation
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 810,000
Domestic: $ 122,705
International: $ 370,827
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