Directed by Robin Hardy / Screenplay by Anthony Shaffer

A remote Scottish island, a missing girl, a tight-lipped community, a failed harvest: the ingredients which set in motion a picture that has been dubbed ‘the Citizen Kane of British horror’. Drawing on a deep well of sources, screenwriter Anthony Shaffer weaves a rich tapestry of pagan and folkloric tradition, posing substantial questions about religion, morality and man’s relationship with nature - and all of this in a film which remains accessible, funny, frightening and entertaining in equal measure. Director Robin Hardy makes the most of his evocative locations and eclectic cast of villagers, who include Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Lindsay Kemp. Presiding over them as the charmingly sinister Lord Summerisle is horror royalty in the form of the mighty Christopher Lee, who often cited The Wicker Man as the finest film he ever made. He is splendidly matched by a career-best performance from Edward Woodward as the prim, uptight Sergeant Howie, a man of faith and conviction who finds his understanding of the world unravelling into bewilderment and terror. Another key ingredient of The Wicker Man is its extraordinary music, a selection of traditional folk ballads and poetry set to hauntingly beautiful arrangements by composer Paul Giovanni. No more than a moderate success on its original release, The Wicker Man slipped into obscurity for some years before its reputation as a cult favourite began to encourage reappraisal. Nowadays this clever, quirky, exquisitely strange film about apples, hares, fertility rites and hobbyhorses is rightly regarded not just as the jewel in the crown of the ‘folk horror’ sub-genre, but as one of the finest horror films ever made.

Framed Dimensions: 340mm x 410mm

Acrylic on 220gsm Daler Rowney smooth paper
Glazed, mounted and framed

Supplied with signed letter of authenticity from Barnaby.