Häxan
Häxan

Häxan

7.6(399 votes)
1922
1h 45m
Documentary
Horror
History

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

Production

Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios

Cast

Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen

Devil

Ella La Cour

Ella La Cour

Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld

Emmy Schønfeld

Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

Kate Fabian

Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt

Oscar Stribolt

Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Elisabeth Christensen

Elisabeth Christensen

Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm

Astrid Holm

Anna

Karen Winther

Karen Winther

Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen

Maren Pedersen

Maria the Weaver, a Witch

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