

Witchhammer
1970-01-23 · 107 min · ★ 7.6
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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- Directors
- Otakar Vávra
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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Elo RomančíkLautner
Vladimír ŠmeralBoblig
Soňa ValentováZuzana
Josef KemrIgnác
Lola SkrbkováMaryna
Jiřina ŠtěpničkováDorota Groerová
Marie NademlejnskáDavidka
Miriam KantorkováTobiásová
Lubor TokošSattler
Blažena HolišováSattlerová
Jaroslava ObermaierováLíza
Jiří Holýfarár König
Čestmír Řandadékan Vojtech Winkler
Blanka WaleskáCountess de Galle
Martin RůžekBiskop
Josef Bláhahrabe Sternberg, statní sekretár
Eduard Cupákfarár Schmidt
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