Film
Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria
2018Directed by Roland May
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- Released
- Runtime
- 52m
About Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria
- 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.
- Director
- Roland May
- Writers
- Roland May
- John Dunton-Downer
- Original title
- Hexenjagd - Die Hexenverfolgung im Südwesten
