Movies and TvShows featuring "gibbet" theme.

In medieval Germany, poor and witty Till Eulenspiegel fools and cheats citizens, churchmen, and landlords. Although in most cases he uses his wit for personal well-being, he often helps the poor and weak. Eventually, he gains an influential but also dangerous position as royal fool at the court of the emperor.

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

Hangman's House is a movie set in a manor house where an informer seeks vengeance and a marriage is threatened. The story takes place in Algiers and includes elements of drama, romance, and suspense. It features scenes of a stone wall, a pub, a swamp, a knife, a house fire, a chapel, and even a bigamy plot. A thoroughbred horse, a father-daughter relationship, and a gallows also play important roles. There are conflicts involving the British Army, a stable, and the shooting of a horse. Terminal illness, marriage proposals, brides, escape from prison, and a dying man add to the intrigue. The movie also delves into topics such as honor killings, donkey carts, estates, the French Foreign Legion, and prison escapes. It is set in Algeria and explores themes of alcohol, duels, revenge, horse racing, dysfunctional marriages, and hallucinations. The characters include an informant and the story culminates in a hanging and a court case.

A henchman of Satan poses as a priest in order to get closer to young virgins he needs for human sacrifice.