Witchhammer is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel by Václav Kaplický, Witchhammer relates the story of the Northern Moravia, focusing on the priest Kryštof Lautner, played by Romančík, who falls victim to the witchhunt after opposing the trials. The film contains possible allegory about Communism in Czechoslovakia.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Boblig | Vladimír Smeral |
| Lautner | Elo Romancik |
| Ignác | Josef Kemr |
| Zuzana | Sona Valentová |
| Hrabenka de Galle | Blanka Waleská |
| Maryna | Lola Skrbková |
| Dorota Groerová | Jirina Stepnicková |
| Davidka | Marie Nademlejnská |
| Tobiásová | Miriam Kantorková |
| Farár Schmidt | Eduard Cupák |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Otakar Vávra |
| Writer | Václav Kaplický |
| Writer | Ester Krumbachová |
| Composer | Jirí Srnka |
| Editor | Antonín Zelenka |
| Production designer | Karel Skvor |
