Michael Reeves (director)

Michael Reeves
Reeves in 1967
Born(1943-10-17)17 October 1943
Died11 February 1969(1969-02-11) (aged 25)
London, England
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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.