Le sorcières sanglantes (1970, West Germany, directed by Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven (uncredited))
Description:
Original title Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält (Witches Tortured till They Bleed), aka Mark of the Devil. A witchhunter apprentice who genuinely believes he is doing God’s work by ferreting out witches becomes disillusioned when he slowly begins to understand that witch trials are a ploy by the church to rob innocent victims of their land or money, or an act of revenge upon women who have rebuffed unwanted sexual advances. The film contains very strong graphic torture including a woman's tongue being ripped out and nuns being raped.