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Michael Reeves (17 October 1943 – 11 February 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He is best remembered for the 1968 film Witchfinder General (known in the US as Conqueror Worm). A few months after the film's release, Reeves died in London at the age of 25 from an accidental alcohol and barbiturate overdose.
Michael Reeves was born on 17 October 1943 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Sorcerers (1967), Witchfinder General (1968) and She Beast (1966). He died on 11 February 1969 in London, England, UK.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- October 17, 1943
- Michael Reeves
- February 11, 1969
Although he was only 25 when he died Michael Reeves opened up genre cinema to new possibilities. Now considered one of the forefathers of folk horror for his groundbreaking masterpiece Witchfinder General (1968) Reeves certainly left his mark as a director.
Mar 23, 2011 · The short career of Michael Reeves. Posted on March 23, 2011 by Kenneth George Godwin. Boris Karloff as Prof. Marcus Monserrat in The Sorcerers (1967) British director Michael Reeves was only 25 when he died of a drug overdose in 1969.
Oct 1, 2023 · Michael Reeves was a British director whose potential was tragically cut short just as he was gaining a reputation in Europe as horror cinema’s latest wunderkind.
May 18, 2018 · Made just before his tragic death at 25, Michael Reeves’ horror masterpiece Witchfinder General exposed an English countryside rife with superstition and savagery.
Dec 2, 2010 · Michael Reeves was just twenty-four when he wrote and directed Witchfinder General. It would prove to be his most critically acclaimed and successful film, and would also be his last. For Reeves died not long after the film’s release from an accidental overdose - a tragic...
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