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Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria (2018)
Directed by Roland May
Documentary, Drama · 52m
Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.
Cast
Laura Pletzer
Crew
- Director
- Roland May
- Writer
- Roland May
- Editor
- Bernhard Eschenbach
Details
- Original title
- Hexenjagd - Die Hexenverfolgung im Südwesten
- Release date
- 2018-09-02
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German, English, French