The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- František VláčilDirector
- Zdeněk LiškaOriginal Music Composer
- Miloš Václav KratochvílScreenplay
- František A. DvořákScreenplay
Cast
- Vítězslav VejražkaThe Burnt Miller
- Miroslav MacháčekChaplain Probus
- Čestmír ŘandaRegent of Valec
- Vlastimil HašekFilip the Hunter
- Vít OlmerThe Miller's Son Jan
- Karla ChadimováMartina
- František KováříkSheep Shepherd
- Bedřich KarenBishop Dittrichstejn
- Josef HlinomazForeman in the Field
- Jaroslav MoučkaJakub
- Zdeněk KutilCast
- Ladislav KazdaCast
Stills
Themes
small townbased on novel or bookreligionblack and white