The cast and main players in the crew come together to discuss the making of cult British horror film The Wicker Man. They discuss the adaptation of the source material, the casting process and the difficult shoot which dealt with everything from a summer film being shot in late autumn and the troubles of the actual wicker man itself.
Acting
Christopher Lee's unhinged enthusiasm for Lord Summerisle.
Production
The actual wicker man kept collapsing in Scottish storms.
Direction
Robin Hardy's vision vs. studio interference battles.
Director
Russell Leven
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary's title references the 'burnt offering' of the film's original negative, which StudioCanal reportedly lost in 2002.
Mark Kermode's obsessive Wicker Man scholarship in this doc basically launched his career as Britain's most chaotic film critic.
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