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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Howie simply wants to rescue a little girl and is staunchly ethical, but he's also an intolerant, self-righteous, and humorless prick right from the start.
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* ChasteHero: To the point of resisting the charms of a naked Britt Eckland.
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* ChasteHero: To the point of resisting the charms of a naked Britt Eckland.
* TheDeterminator: Travels to Summerisle to find Rowan Morrison, and ''will not'' give up on his mission. Granted, it's his job, but many cops would just take the islanders' excuses at face value.
* TheDeterminator: Travels to Summerisle to find Rowan Morrison, and ''will not'' give up on his mission. Granted, it's his job, but many cops would just take the islanders' excuses at face value.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: His devotion to his faith is such that he can resist the temptations of a naked Britt Eckland.
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* RealMenLoveJesus: His devotion to devout Christianity is a major part of his faith personality and is such that he can resist the temptations of a naked Britt Eckland. reason why he doesn't believe in sex before marriage.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Up to a point. She's the only one of the islanders who's actually nice to Howie. Although that's partly due to the fact that she's been tasked with the job of seducing him to test his purity, she does appear to respect him even though he spurned her advances.
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* LivingMacGuffin: She's the focus of Howie's investigation and for a while the viewer could be forgiven for believing that she's already dead (as that's what the villagers tell Howie at one point). Shows up towards the end and is quickly revealed to be part of the plot to entrap Howie.
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* MsFanservice: Is seen naked when Howie bursts in on her taking a bath during his search of the village.
* NoNameGiven: Her name is never revealed.
* NoNameGiven: Her name is never revealed.
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* MsFanservice: Unashamedly so, although part of the naked dance scene was done by a body double.
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* TheChessmaster: Summerisle beautifully manipulates Howie and the island's inhabitants to ensure that his family remains in control of the island.
* CoolOldGuy: How Lord Summerisle presents himself. He is wealthy, cultured, and charismatic.
* CreepyCrossdresser: Lord Summerisle dresses as a woman for the May Day parade. It is part of a pagan ritual where the high priest has to dress as the goddess of the orchards.
* CoolOldGuy: How Lord Summerisle presents himself. He is wealthy, cultured, and charismatic.
* CreepyCrossdresser: Lord Summerisle dresses as a woman for the May Day parade. It is part of a pagan ritual where the high priest has to dress as the goddess of the orchards.
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* GodGuise: Lord Summerisle describes how his grandfather introduced new crops and farming methods, as well as his Pagan faith. When the crops were incredibly successful, he had no difficulty convincing the locals that there was a connection between their survival and appeasing their Celtic deities.
* NoNameGiven: Lord Summerisle is only addressed by his title, with no first name shown.
* WickedCultured: Exemplified by Lord Summerisle; suave, eloquent and TheChessmaster behind luring an innocent policeman to his death.
* NoNameGiven: Lord Summerisle is only addressed by his title, with no first name shown.
* WickedCultured: Exemplified by Lord Summerisle; suave, eloquent and TheChessmaster behind luring an innocent policeman to his death.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Howie is kind of a judgmental jerk, to say the least. Nevertheless, he's completely right in all his actions and investigations. He's also a righteous man trying to save a little girl.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:The film ends with Howie being burned alive inside a wicker man as a pagan sacrifice]].
* HolierThanThou: Howie's behavior is, depending on interpretation, either that of a sanctimonious prude, or that of a deeply honorable and upright officer motivated by his faith. He considers himself more ethical than the islanders, even when he resorts to threats or violence.
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* BatmanGambit: Lord Summerisle specifically picked Sgt. Howie as the person most valuable to sacrifice and most likely to follow along the necessary route to get him to the sacrificial altar. Things could have gone very differently had Howie behaved differently, but Summerisle was right about him, and his plan goes off without a hiccup. He listed the four aspects that made Howie the perfect sacrifice:
** A man who would come here of his own free will.
** A man who has come here with the power of a king by representing the law.
** A man who would come here as a virgin.
** A man who has come here as a fool.
* BenevolentBoss: Lord Summerisle is a rare villainous example. Summerisle is a private island and effectively everyone has to obey him. But he treats them in a rather friendly way.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the film.
* DeadpanSnarker: Summerisle definitley has his moments of dry wit.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with being played by ''Creator/ChristopherLee''.
** A man who would come here of his own free will.
** A man who has come here with the power of a king by representing the law.
** A man who would come here as a virgin.
** A man who has come here as a fool.
* BenevolentBoss: Lord Summerisle is a rare villainous example. Summerisle is a private island and effectively everyone has to obey him. But he treats them in a rather friendly way.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the film.
* DeadpanSnarker: Summerisle definitley has his moments of dry wit.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with being played by ''Creator/ChristopherLee''.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: Lord Summerisle again. He sees himself as an enlightened ruler, but regularly offers human sacrifices to the gods. He also manipulates Howie for much of the film.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Lord Summerisle again. He sees himself as an enlightened ruler, but regularly offers human sacrifices to the gods. He also manipulates Howie for much of the film.
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The missing girl Howie is searching for.
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The missing girl Howie is searching for.
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The police inspector sent to investigate a missing persons case on Summerisle.
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[[folder: Lord Summerisle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristopherLee
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!Main character
[[folder:Sgt. Neil Howie]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/EdwardWoodward
The police inspector sent to investigate a missing persons case on Summerisle.
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[[folder: Lord Summerisle]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristopherLee
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