Häxan
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.
Release Date
September 18, 1922Runtime
105 minDirected by
Benjamin ChristensenWritten by
Benjamin ChristensenLanguage
SwedishBudget
$220,000Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Benjamin Christensen
Devil
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Astrid Holm
Anna
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Alice O'Fredericks
Nun
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Karina Bell
Nun
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Henry Seemann
Citizen
Karen Caspersen
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Streaming Review: Haxan: Witchcraft through the ages.
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