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76% Critic Match
Witchhammer
“Anyone who stands up for heretics is considered a heretic himself!”
7.6 / 10• 1970• 1h 47m•NR• Czech
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Elo Romančík
Lautner
Lead
Vladimír Šmeral
Boblig
Soňa Valentová
Zuzana
Josef Kemr
Ignác
Lola Skrbková
Maryna
Jiřina Štěpničková
Dorota Groerová
Marie Nademlejnská
Davidka
Miriam Kantorková
Tobiásová
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Otakar Vávra's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Witchhammer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
