Movie

Witchhammer (1970)

• January 23, 1970
• 1h 47m

• Drama
• Thriller

“Anyone who stands up for heretics is considered a heretic himself!”

Overview

In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.

Director

Otakar Vávra

Writers

Václav Kaplický, Otakar Vávra, Ester Krumbachová

Starring

Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová