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Witchhammer

1970·1h 47m
HorrorDramaHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
3,393 votes

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.

Witchhammer is a 1970 horror drama movie directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Josef Kemr, Elo Romancík, Vladimír Smeral. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 3,393 votes and runs 1h 47m.

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Director
Otakar Vávra
Stars
Josef Kemr
Elo Romancík
Vladimír Smeral
Sona Valentová
Details
1970-01-23
107 min
Movie
★ Czechoslovakia
★ Czech
Keywords
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