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Witchhammer

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

Jan. 23, 1970

01:47:00

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Genres: Drama, History, Horror

Tags: Folk Horror,

Keywords: Witch, Based On Novel Or Book, Witch Burning, more

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.

Description

A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose property and goods are then confiscated. After suffering an array of medieval tortures, most of the accused confess—only to be burned alive at the stake as helpless villagers watch. With its bold and striking cinematography, the film captures scenes of both daring nudity and brutal torture.

Writer: Otakar Vávra Vladimír Bor Ester Krumbachová Václav Kaplický

Cast: Elo Romančík Vladimír Šmeral Soňa Valentová Josef Kemr Lola Skrbková Jiřina Štěpničková Marie Nademlejnská Miriam Kantorková Lubor Tokoš Blažena Holišová Jaroslava Obermaierová Jiří Holý Rudolf Krátký Čestmír Řanda Blanka Waleská Martin Růžek Josef Bláha Eduard Cupák Ilja Prachař Gustav Opočenský Václav Lohniský Štěpán Zemánek František Holar Zdeněk Kryzánek Miloš Willig Josef Mixa Josef Elsner Miloš Hájek Zdeněk Hodr Jiří Lír Karel Bělohradský Karel Čížek Zdeněk Dohnal Eduard Pavlíček Jan Pohan Marie Cingrošová Ladislav Gzela Zbyněk Jirmář Zbyněk Bruthans Jiří Hurta Vladimír Navrátil Jindřiška Gabriela Preissová Jan Prokeš Boleslava Svobodová Vladimír Švabík Alois Vachek Martin Kapoun Ivana Horká E. Lázničková Yvona Odehnalová M. Svoboda J. Umlauf I. Bobková Zdeněk Derka J. Janovcová Oldřich Mazůrek Vladislav Šebesta M. Ždánská Karel Engel Otakar Rademacher J. Bartoš L. Kot Zuzana Rumlová Yvonne Kodoňová L. Divišová E. Maragnová S. Procházková R. Propperová L. Šindlerová

Genres: Drama History Horror

Tags: Folk Horror

Keywords: Witch Based On Novel Or Book Witch Burning Torture Chamber Witch Trial Inquisitor Female Frontal Nudity Nudity Czech Literature On Screen Torture Burned Alive Burned At The Stake Torture Rack Middle Ages Female Pubic Hair Female Nudity Female Full Frontal Nudity Female Rear Nudity Inquisition Clothed Male Naked Female Scene Forced Strip Witchhunt Central Europe Literature On Screen European Literature On Screen 20th Century Literature On Screen Title Same As Book Czech Horror Literature On Screen Allegory Metaphor Belief In Witchcraft Manipulative Behavior Manipulation Evil Man Fanaticism Cruelty Hairy Chested Male Religious Fanatic Fire Christian Fanatic Burned Evil Christian Catholic Church Evil Character Wins At The End 17th Century Rape 1600s Czech History Central European History Abuse Of Power Noblewoman Mistaken Belief That Someone Is A Witch Nobleman European Horror Czech Horror European History Old Woman Priest Persecution Clergyman Church Based On Novel Folk Horror Psychotronic Film Arthouse Horror Manipulative Man One Breast Exposed Pubic Hair Hairy Chest

Witches' Hammer, Martillo para las brujas, Der Hexenhammer, Die Hexenjagd, Una vergine per l'inquisitore, Hexenhammer, Original title: Kladivo na carodejnice