Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria (2018)

Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria

2018

Documentary Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Roland May

Cast

Alisa Ax as Witch

Andreas Schmauder as Himself/Historian

Johannes Dillinger as Himself/Historian

Laura Pletzer as Agnes Bader

Sascha Tschorn as Heinrich Kramer

Crew

Piers Leigh (Cinematography)

John Dunton-Downer (Co-Writer)