SYRJÄSEUTU-VILIMIT Sat 26.9. 2026 7 PM: THE WICKER MAN - Director's Final Cut. Murder mystery/horror. Great Britain 1973. K18. 94 min. 10 €

Name: SYRJÄSEUTU-VILIMIT Sat 26.9. 2026 7 PM: THE WICKER MAN - Director's Final Cut. Murder mystery/horror. Great Britain 1973. K18. 94 min. 10 €
Start: 2026-09-26T19:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-09-26T20:35:00+03:00
Location: Kino Kuvakukko

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The Wicker Man

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took place · 26 Sep 2026

Kino Kuvakukko, Kuopio

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SYRJÄSEUTU-VILIMIT Sat 26.9. 2026 7 PM: THE WICKER MAN - Director's Final Cut. Murder mystery/horror. Great Britain 1973. K18. 94 min. 10 € — Kino Kuvakukko, Kuopio

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The Syrjäseutu-Vilimit film event takes place in Kuopio 24-27.9.2026. On Saturday 26.9. at 7 PM, The Wicker Man - Director's Final Cut will be screened. Director Robin Hardy. Murder mystery/horror. Great Britain 1973. DCP. In English. K18. 94 min. Tickets 10 €.

Police officer Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl and encounters a community practising ancient pagan rituals under the leadership of the charismatic Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Paul Giovannni's folk music does not function merely as a soundtrack - it is an inseparable part of the islanders' lives and the film's narrative.

"The Citizen Kane of horror films." - Cinefantastique

The main venue is Kino Kuvakukko, Vuorikatu 27, Kuopio (330 seats). The full programme will be announced on 15 August, programme changes possible. More information: www.vilimit.fi

Organiser: Alueellinen elokuvakeskus ISAK ry

About: Edward Woodward

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (June 1, 1930 - November 16, 2009) was an English stage and screen actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Woodward began his career on stage, and throughout his career he appeared in productions in both the West End in London and on Broadway in New York. He came to wider attention from 1967 in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan, earning him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Among his film credits, Woodward starred as Police Sergeant Howie in the 1973 cult British horror film The Wicker Man, and in the title role of the noted 1980 Australian biopic Breaker Morant. From 1985 Woodward starred as British ex-secret agent and vigilante Robert McCall in the American television series The Equalizer, earning him the 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama Actor.

About: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III (2002, 2005) and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). Lee considers his most important role to have been his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998). He is well known for his deep, commanding voice. Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. He was knighted in 2009 and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.

SYRJÄSEUTU-VILIMIT Sat 26.9. 2026 7 PM: THE WICKER MAN - Director's Final Cut. Murder mystery/horror. Great Britain 1973. K18. 94 min. 10 €

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