Witchhammer
Anyone who stands up for heretics is considered a heretic himself!
1970 · 1h 47m · N/A
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Otakar Vávra
Overview
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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