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The Last Sacrifice

Documentary
5.5·2025·1h 34m

The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed t...

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Cast

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Gavin Bone

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Geraldine Beskin

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Janet Farrar

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Ronald Hutton

Ronald Hutton

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Leila Latif

Jonathan Rigby

Jonathan Rigby

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Tim Stanley

DIRECTOR

Rupert Russell

OVERVIEW

The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre. This unsettling true-crime interrogation probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped 1970's folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche.