Based on the novel by Vacláv Kaplický. Motion picture. Vladimír Šmeral, Elo Romančík, Josef Kemr, Soňa Valentová. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Filmed on location in Czechoslovakia. A foreign film (Czechoslovakia). Accompanying materials: 1 booklet. Licensed for individual viewing only.
Summary:
Tells the true story of the last of the notorious witch hunts in Czechoslovakia in the 1600's. A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose goods and properties are then confiscated. After suffering an array of medieval tortures, most confess and are then burned alive as witches.
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