Is Witchhammer scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Witchhammer end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Witchhammer violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Witchhammer easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Witchhammer

Name: Witchhammer
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1970
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová, Josef Kemr, Lola Skrbková

Anyone who stands up for heretics is considered a heretic himself!

Directed by Otakar Vávra

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

1970107 min7.5 / 10

A harrowing historical drama about institutional cruelty and the persecution of the innocent, built on paranoia, torture, and the corruption of religious authority.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Witchcraft and Occult Movies Prison Movies Monster Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Witch Based On Novel Or Book Witch Burning Torture Chamber Witch Trial

Questions people ask

Is Witchhammer scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Does Witchhammer end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Witchhammer violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Witchhammer easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Witchhammer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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