Witchhammer

1970 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 3,074 VOTES · DIR. Otakar Vávra

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,105 lines

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00:00:05 Already like a black cloud
00:05:56 but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.
00:10:28 Oh, such an old witch!
00:13:55 Does this inn belong to a man from Edelstadt? The lawyer?
00:17:38 - Did you often go to Peter's Rock? - No never in my life.
00:23:32 And I couldn't resist coming to pay my respects, Reverend.
00:28:04 mixed with fresh blood from under the hearts of virgins.
00:31:45 - One dumb and one big mouth. - How do you know this?
00:35:52 Edelstadt is capable of turning the clock back a hundred years.
00:40:11 The Dean Father Lautner and his cook...
00:45:50 There are some incredible reports, Gentlemen.
00:49:42 Which was why I was dismissed. But that is now irrelevant.
00:52:58 That is the only reason I have ventured to come forward.
00:56:29 Don't worry, we need you only as a witness.
01:00:20 did not seek information on the state of affairs...
01:04:21 Before he arrests someone, he looks into their assets.
01:09:07 (The Witch Hunt / Witchhammer)
01:14:55 I hope I shall be praised.
01:20:09 Two suitors came.
01:23:45 But Dean Lautner, whom are we to believe?
01:27:40 No!
01:30:58 And I also know what's fitting in the circumstances.
01:34:20 and torture is unnecessary. The nod is quite sufficient.
01:39:26 That was always my way.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,105
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:39:26

Production Record

DirectorOtakar Vávra
LanguageCS
IMDb votes3,074