The Witch Hunt
1981, Norwegian. Directed by Anja Breien.
The year is 1630. A young woman in Laupstad comes to a small mountain village. She witnesses a woman being hunted and captured.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Anja BreienDirector
- Lil TerseliusEli Laupstad
- Bjørn SkagestadAslak Gimra
- Anita BjörkIngeborg Eriksdotter Jaatun
- Erik MørkHenrik Ravn
- Ella HvalGuri, la vieille femme
- Jan HårstadCast
- Espen SkjønbergKristoffer Klomber
- Lars Andreas LarssenGlaser
- Eilif ArmandRasmus Knag, le prêtre
- Jens OkkingCast
- Mona JacobsenMaren, la muette
- Cay KristiansenBolle, le valet
Details
- Released
- 24 August 1981
- Original title
- Forfølgelsen
- Country
- Sweden, Norway
- Written by
- Anja Breien
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The Witch Hunt runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Which OTT platform is The Witch Hunt on?
The Witch Hunt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 August 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Witch Hunt?
The Witch Hunt (1981) was directed by Anja Breien and stars Lil Terselius, Bjørn Skagestad, Anita Björk.