Directed by:
Otakar VávraCinematography:
Josef IllíkComposer:
Jiří SrnkaCast:
Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová, Josef Kemr, Lola Skrbková, Jiřina Štěpničková, Marie Nademlejnská, Miriam Kantorková, Lubor Tokoš (more)VOD (1)
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The movie 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 quickly becomes a full-blown Inquisition, unleashing a tide of hysteria and cruelty. (Second Run)
Cast
![Elo Romančík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270827_5ab3dd.jpg)
Elo Romančík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1979) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Šmeral](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268168_7ce45e.jpg)
Vladimír Šmeral
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Larks on a String (1969)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Soňa Valentová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268499_e33657.jpg)
Soňa Valentová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
![Josef Kemr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268134_4ed6c4.jpg)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Lola Skrbková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268455_0fc2f8.jpg)
Lola Skrbková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
![Jiřina Štěpničková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268471_4ee943.jpg)
Jiřina Štěpničková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Marie Nademlejnská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/559/164559075_4de034.jpg)
Marie Nademlejnská
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Miriam Kantorková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268377_30b837.jpg)
Miriam Kantorková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Kam slunce nechodí... (1971) (TV movie)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
![Lubor Tokoš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271573_d4b03d.jpg)
Lubor Tokoš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
![Blažena Holišová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268218_a79104.jpg)
Blažena Holišová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Jaroslava Obermaierová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/259/161259046_79c580.jpg)
Jaroslava Obermaierová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Witchhammer (1969)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Jiří Holý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268640_6730df.jpg)
Jiří Holý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
![Rudolf Krátký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277519_412195.jpg)
Rudolf Krátký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Šťastný Jim (1969) (TV movie)
![Čestmír Řanda st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268553_f1ccc9.jpg)
Čestmír Řanda st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
![Blanka Waleská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268535_bb4794.jpg)
Blanka Waleská
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth (1977) (TV movie)
Alexandr Dumas starší (1970) (series)
![Martin Růžek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268710_95af03.jpg)
Martin Růžek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Tři na lavičce (1978) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
All My Compatriots (1968) - narrator
![Josef Bláha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/107/168107683_ts43sq.jpg)
Josef Bláha
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Jako kníže Rohan (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
![Eduard Cupák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271615_d71dc9.jpg)
Eduard Cupák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Witchhammer (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
![Ilja Prachař](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/539/167539145_4wort3.jpg)
Ilja Prachař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Král Krysa (1979) (theatrical recording)
![Gustav Opočenský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268579_cf9555.jpg)
Gustav Opočenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
The Ear (1970)
Funeral Ceremonies (1969)