Rent Witchhammer (1970)
4.0 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- "Witchhammer" transforms the horrific tale of a notorious 17th Century witch trial into a powerful allegory of life under totalitarian rule. In a small Czech village, an investigation into a simple superstition unleashes a tide of hysteria and cruelty, as Inquisitors exorcise their own greed and lust through gruesome torture and execution. The beautiful, stark cinematography of Witchhammer echoes both Bergman and Dreyer, and like Ken Russell's The Devils and Michael Reeves' Witchfinder General, the film transcends horror to create a chilling political fable, revealing power to be the ultimate weapon of evil.
- Actors:
- Vladimír Smeral, Elo Romancik, Josef Kemr, Sona Valentová, Blanka Waleská, Lola Skrbková, Jirina Stepnicková, Marie Nademlejnská, Miriam Kantorková, Eduard Cupák, Martin Ruzek, Cestmír Randa, Ilja Prachar, Gustav Opocenský, Václav Lohniský, Blazena Holisová, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Stepán Zemánek, Jirí Holý, Lubor Tokos
- Directors:
- Otakar Vávra
- Writers:
- Václav Kaplický, Otakar Vávra, Ester Krumbachová
- Aka:
- Kladivo na carodejnice / Witches' Hammer
- Studio:
- SECOND RUN DVD
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Czech Films, Top Films
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New and exclusive filmed appreciation by essayist and critic Kat Ellinger and film historian Michael Brooke
- The Light Penetrates the Dark (Svetlo pronika tmou, 1931) - Otakar Vavra's experimental short film
- World Premijere
