Amandus (film)

Amandus
Directed byFrance Štiglic
Written byAndrej Hieng
StarringKristijan Muck
Boris Kralj
Miha Baloh
Sandi Krošl
Anka Zupanc
Music byAlojz Srebotnjak
Release date
  • 28 February 1966 (1966-02-28)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryYugoslavia
LanguageSlovene

Amandus is a 1966 Slovene film directed by France Štiglic. It is based on a novel by Ivan Tavčar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious intolerance with Amandus, a Catholic priest, determined to persecute local Protestants.