The Witch Hunt (1981)
1h 33m
Running Time
August 24, 1981Release Date
The Witch Hunt (1981)
1h 33m
Running Time
August 24, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Having gone through many personal struggles, Eli (Lil Terselius) returns to her native village and begins to work on the farm of Ingeborg Eriksdotter (Anita Bjork), eventually tending a plot that once belonged to her family. But Eli has been gone a long time, and the opaque villagers see her as an outsider—she is suspicious from the start. The year is 1625, and stories of witches conjuring up evil are a part of the daily culture. Eli unwittingly makes matters worse for herself when she is able to cure the sick with herbs, and when she begins an affair with Aslak (Bjoern Skagestad) a farmhand—clearly she must have cast a spell on him. This all adds up to a witch hunt with a ready-made "witch." Eli, in the end, is officially accused of witchcraft by a devious bailiff, while Ingeborg makes every attempt to save her, and Aslak himself does not survive the stress—hardly a good omen for the outcome of the trial.
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Cast & Crew.
Lil Terselius
Eli Laupstad
Bjørn Skagestad
Aslak Gimra
Anita Björk
Ingeborg Eriksdotter Jaatun
Erik Mørk
Henrik Ravn
Anja Breien
Director
Gunnar Svensrud
Producer
Arne Nordheim
Composer
Erling Thurmann-Andersen
Cinematographer
Lars Hagström
Editor
Ulf Axén
ProductionDesigner
Anne Siri Bryhni
Costumer
Tina Johansson
Makeup Artist
Oddbjørn Hesjevoll
Eilif Armand
Ivar Viken
Lothar Lindtner
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The Witch Hunt (Norwegian: Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Anja Breien.The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.