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. 　　译文(3): 在17世纪的捷克小镇上，一位老年妇女进入教堂接受圣餐。她的真正目的是为一位需要它来治疗患病奶牛的助产士收集圣主。这名女子被抓住，被迫解释她的亵渎行为。宗教和世俗当局同意她与女巫有联系，甚至可能是女巫本人。这引发了一场通过威胁和酷刑获得供词的调查。法庭是为了提供一个法律门面。尽管狩猎最初仅限于当地社会的贫困边缘，但歇斯底里很快就扩大到没有人，甚至是主要公民，是安全的。最终的目标是一位牧师，迪肯·洛特纳，他藐视法庭的正义人士。