Witchhammer

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.

Director

Otakar Vávra

Writer

Václav Kaplický, Otakar Vávra, Ester Krumbachová

Released

23 Jan 1970

Country

Czechoslovakia

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination