Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
Witches' Hammer
Witches' Hammer
7.7
/10
218 Ratings

WITCHES' HAMMER

Kladivo na carodejnice

Directed by Otakar Vávra
Czechoslovakia, 1969
Drama

Synopsis

The time is the seventeenth century. A young priest declares an old woman a witch and convinces the Sumperk countess De Galle to summon the inquisitor Boblig from Edelstadt. This failed student of law sees the offer as a great opportunity. He uses torture and threats.

Synopsis

The time is the seventeenth century. A young priest declares an old woman a witch and convinces the Sumperk countess De Galle to summon the inquisitor Boblig from Edelstadt. This failed student of law sees the offer as a great opportunity. He uses torture and threats.