Witchhammer

Witchhammer

103 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 23, 1970

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.

Witchhammer

103 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 23, 1970

Witchhammer
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Kladivo na čarodějnice
Directors I. Krkošková, Dagmar Štursová, Milan Klacek, Milan Jonáš, Otakar Vávra
Writers Vladimír Bor, Ester Krumbachová, Václav Kaplický, Otakar Vávra

Cast

Elo Romančík

as Lautner

Vladimír Šmeral

as Boblig

Soňa Valentová

as Zuzana

Josef Kemr

as Ignác

Lola Skrbková

as Maryna

Jiřina Štěpničková

as Dorota Groerová

Marie Nademlejnská

as Davidka

Miriam Kantorková

as Tobiásová

Lubor Tokoš

as Sattler

Blažena Holišová

as Sattlerová

Jiří Holý

as farár König

Rudolf Krátký

as Hutter

Čestmír Řanda

as dékan Vojtech Winkler

Blanka Waleská

as Countess de Galle

Martin Růžek

as Biskop

Josef Bláha

as hrabe Sternberg, statní sekretár

Eduard Cupák

as farár Schmidt

Štěpán Zemánek

as Vinarský

Zdeněk Kryzánek

as Zeidler

Miloš Willig

as Dr. Mayer

Josef Mixa

as Florian

Josef Elsner

as Hejtman

I. Bobková

as Dancer

Zdeněk Derka

as Dancer

J. Janovcová

as Dancer

Oldřich Mazůrek

as Dancer

Vladislav Šebesta

as Dancer

M. Ždánská

as Dancer

L. Kot

as

Zuzana Rumlová

as Naked Woman

Yvonne Kodoňová

as Naked Woman

L. Divišová

as Naked Woman

E. Maragnová

as Naked Woman

S. Procházková

as Naked Woman

R. Propperová

as Naked Woman

L. Šindlerová

as Naked Woman