Sergeant Neil Howie

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Sergeant Neil Howie is the devoutly Christian Scottish police officer whose investigation of a missing girl on a remote pagan island drives the central mystery and horror of the 1973 film "The Wicker Man."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
police officer
appearsIn The Wicker Man NERFINISHED
The Wicker Man (1973 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme clash between Christianity and paganism
outsider in a closed community
religious faith under trial
characterTrait devout
moralistic
principled
rigid
confronts pagan community on Summerisle
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED
createdFor The Wicker Man (1973 film) NERFINISHED
denomination devout Christian
employer Scottish police
faces ritualistic conspiracy on Summerisle
fictionalUniverse The Wicker Man (1973 film) NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1973
finalFate sacrificed in wicker man effigy
fullName Neil Howie NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork folk horror
horror film
ideologicalConflictWith paganism
investigates disappearance of Rowan Morrison
investigativeMethod formal police procedure
languageOfWork English
medium film
moralViewpoint strict sexual morality
narrativeFunction investigator of a missing girl
nationality Scottish
notableFor tragic ending
uncompromising religious convictions
notableScene final sacrifice in the wicker man structure
occupation police officer
policeJurisdiction mainland Scotland
portrayedBy Edward Woodward NERFINISHED
position police sergeant
rank Sergeant
religion Christianity
roleInWork protagonist
settingOfStory remote Scottish island
storyRole central figure of the film's mystery
symbolizes Christian moral authority
travelsTo Summerisle NERFINISHED

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The Wicker Man (1973 film) character Sergeant Neil Howie