4K Ultra HDTV Series20261 Season8
The Inquisition
DocumentaryWar & Politics
With six centuries of history behind it, the Inquisition stands out as the most formidable system of repression in European history. Documentary-maker Stan Neumann tells the story of the origins and evolution of this ‘police of souls’ – at once secret and spectacular – whose influence is still felt in today’s world.
Creator
Stan Neumann
Starring
Denis Lavant
Audio & Subtitles
FR (Original), English [CC]
Format & Features
4K Ultra HD • Dolby Atmos • 5.1 Surround
55m
1. The Perfect Inquisitor
In the 13th century, the Church established the Inquisition to persecute those who held dissenting beliefs. Groups such as the Cathars and Waldensians were branded heretics and were arrested and executed. The system soon professionalised, with covert investigations, witness interviews, confessions used as evidence and extensive archives; a system of surveillance whose methods continue to have an impact to this day.
55m
2. Secret and Pomp
At the start of the Inquisition, the envoys of the Catholic Church still acted independently of one another in the territories to which the Pope had appointed them. Towards the end of the 15th century, this changed: Spain, Portugal and Italy established centralised and hierarchically organised administrative structures. And the list of people persecuted grew ever longer.
