Witchhammer

In late-17th-century Moravia, an old woman's theft of communion bread prodded the summoning of church inquisitor Boblig von Edelstadt (Vladimír Smeral), who then subjected the locals to the most brutal of witchcraft trials by torture. Appalled priest Kryštof Lautner (Elo Romancik) raised his voice in protest...and left himself open to shattering reprisal. Otakar Vávra's allegorical shocker co-stars Sona Valentová, Josef Kemr, Blanka Waleská. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack : Czech; Subtitles: English. In Czech with English subtitles.