简介:In a Czech town in the seventeenth century, an elderly woman enters a church to accept communion. Her true purpose is to collect the holy host for a midwife who needs it to treat an ailing dairy cow. The woman is caught and is forced to exp..
In a Czech town in the seventeenth century, an elderly woman enters a church to accept communion. Her true purpose is to collect the holy host for a midwife who needs it to treat an ailing dairy cow. The woman is caught and is forced to explain her sacrilegious actions. Religious and secular authorities agree that she is in league with witches and may even be a witch herself. This prompts an inquisition where confessions are obtained through threats and torture. A tribunal is held to provide a legal facade. Though the hunt is initially confined to the impoverished fringes of local society, the hysteria soon expands to the point that no one, not even leading citizens, is safe. The ultimate target is a clergyman, Deacon Lautner, who defies the righteous men of the tribunal.
Based on actual trial records from the 1678 to 1695 period, this well made Czech film features excellent performances and strong production values. It is somewhat extreme by 1969 standards.展开
安东尼·麦凯,塞缪尔·杰克逊,尼古拉斯·霍尔特,杰西·厄舍,科尔姆·米尼,保罗·本-维克托,格雷戈里·艾伦·威廉斯,迈克尔·哈尔尼,尼娅·朗,泰勒·布莱克,罗达·格里菲丝,吉尔·简·克莱门茨,杰森·戴维斯,克雷格·韦茨巴赫尔,克里斯·加恩,大卫·马尔登那多,格拉伦·布莱恩特·班克斯,杰伦·戈登,扎克·哈内尔,卡梅伦·布鲁姆布罗,詹姆斯·杜蒙特,Daniel Johnson
In a Czech town in the seventeenth century an elderly woman enters a church to accept communion. Her true purpose is to collect the holy host for a midwife who needs it to treat an ailing dairy cow. The woman is caught and is forced to explain her sacrilegious actions. Religious and secular authorities agree that she is in league with witches and may even be a witch herself. T...