Michael Reeves (director)
Michael Reeves | |
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Reeves in 1967 | |
| Born | 17 October 1943 |
| Died | 11 February 1969 (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.