Lord Summerisle (Character)
from The Wicker Man (1973)

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The Wicker Man -- A police sergeant is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

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Lord Summerisle was the third generation Laird or "owner" of the Scottish island Summerisle... See more »

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The Wicker Man (1973) Played by Christopher Lee

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"A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss"
- Home Counties Horror (2010) TV episode, Played by Christopher Lee

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Horror / Mystery / Thriller

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From The Wicker Man (1973)
Sergeant Howie: What religion can they possibly be learning jumping over bonfires?
Lord Summerisle: Parthenogenesis.
Sergeant Howie: What?
Lord Summerisle: Literally, as Miss Rose would doubtless say in her assiduous way, reproduction without sexual union.
Sergeant Howie: Oh, what is all this? I mean, you've got fake biology, fake religion... Sir, have these children never heard of Jesus?
Lord Summerisle: Himself the son of a virgin, impregnated, I believe, by a ghost...
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Lord Summerisle (Character) from The Wicker Man (1973)