Anna Goldin, the Last Witch
Anna Göldin, letzte Hexe
Synopsis
A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a maidservant for Johann Jakob Tschudi, a physician. Tschudi reported her for having put needles in the bread and milk of one of his daughters, apparently through supernatural means. Göldi at first escaped arrest, but the authorities of the Canton of Glarus advertised a reward for her capture in the Zürcher Zeitung on February 9, 1782. Göldi was arrested and under torture, admitted to entering in a pact with the Devil, who had appeared to her as a black dog. She withdrew her confession after the torture ended, but was sentenced on June 18, 1782 to execution by decapitation. The charges were officially of "poisoning" rather than witchcraft, even though the law at the time did not impose the death penalty for non-lethal poisoning.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gertrud Pinkus
- Screenplay & Story
- Gertrud Pinkus, Eveline Hasler, Stephan Portmann
- Original Title
- Anna Göldin, letzte Hexe
- Country of Origin
- Germany, Switzerland
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- BR
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gertrud Pinkus
Gertrud Pinkus, Eveline Hasler, Stephan Portmann
Franz Rath
Suzanne Baron
Monika Aubele
Department Leadership Roster
Gertrud Pinkus
Director
Gertrud Pinkus
Writer
Eveline Hasler
Writer
Franz Rath
Director of Photography
Stephan Portmann
Writer
Monika Aubele
Producer
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Frank D. Geuer
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What is Anna Goldin, the Last Witch about?
A native of Sennwald, Anna Göldi arrived in Glarus in 1765. For seventeen years, she worked as a maidservant for Johann Jakob Tschudi, a physician. Tschudi reported her for having put needles in the bread and milk of one of his daughters, apparently through supernatural means. Göldi at first escaped arrest, but the authorities of the Canton of Glarus advertised a reward for her capture in the Zürcher Zeitung on February 9, 1782. Göldi was arrested and under torture, admitted to entering in a pact with the Devil, who had appeared to her as a black dog. She withdrew her confession after the torture ended, but was sentenced on June 18, 1782 to execution by decapitation. The charges were officially of "poisoning" rather than witchcraft, even though the law at the time did not impose the death penalty for non-lethal poisoning.
Who directed Anna Goldin, the Last Witch?
Anna Goldin, the Last Witch was directed by Gertrud Pinkus.
Who stars in Anna Goldin, the Last Witch?
The principal cast of Anna Goldin, the Last Witch includes Cornelia Kempers, Luca Kurt, Rüdiger Vogler, Ursula Andermatt, Dominique Horwitz.
When was Anna Goldin, the Last Witch released and how long is it?
Anna Goldin, the Last Witch was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.