Witchhammer (1970)
- Original title
- Kladivo na čarodějnice
- Directed by
- Otakar Vávra
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, historical film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 73 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A priest in 17th century Moravia speaks out against witch trials and becomes a target of the inquisition. The film shows how a community turns on itself under fear and authority.
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What happens
Witchhammer (Czech: Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel Kladivo na čarodějnice by Václav Kaplický, Witchhammer relates the story of the Northern Moravia witch trials of the 1670s, focusing on the priest Kryštof Lautner, played by Romančík, who falls victim to the witchhunt after opposing the trials. The film contains possible allegory about Communist show trials in Czechoslovakia. The film had a limited release in Czechoslovakia. Despite this, it won awards at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 1970 and is considered one of Vávra's finest films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Confession (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.