Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (2001)
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Runtime : 50M
Director : Andrew Abbott, Russell Leven
Synopsis
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.
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