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Witchhammer

Witchhammer

Anyone who stands up for heretics is considered a hectic himself!

19707.61h 47m

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.

Directed by Otakar Vávra
Written by Vladimír Bor, Ester Krumbachová, Otakar Vávra
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Top Cast

Elo Romančík

Elo Romančík

Lautner

Vladimír Šmeral

Vladimír Šmeral

Boblig

Soňa Valentová

Soňa Valentová

Zuzana

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Ignác

Lola Skrbková

Lola Skrbková

Maryna

Jiřina Štěpničková

Jiřina Štěpničková

Dorota Groerová

Marie Nademlejnská

Marie Nademlejnská

Davidka

Miriam Kantorková

Miriam Kantorková

Tobiásová

Lubor Tokoš

Lubor Tokoš

Sattler

Blažena Holišová

Blažena Holišová

Sattlerová

Themes & Keywords

witchbased on novel or bookwitch burningtorture chamberwitch trial

About Witchhammer

Witchhammer is a drama, thriller film released in 1970 exploring themes of witch, based on novel or book, witch burning, torture chamber, witch trial. Directed by Otakar Vávra, it stars Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová. 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.

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