

A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.
Director
František Vláčil
Writers
František A. Dvořák, Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Release Date
April 20, 1962
Runtime
1h 25m
Status
Released
Original Language
cs
Vote Count
28
