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Häxan (1922)
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
“But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?”
Documentary, Horror, History · 1h 45m
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.
Cast
Benjamin Christensen
Devil
Ella La Cour
Karna / Sorceress
E
Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
W
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Apelone / A Poor Old Woman
E
Elisabeth Christensen
Anna's Mother
Astrid Holm
Anna
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
M
Maren Pedersen
Maria the Weaver / A Witch
J
Johannes Andersen
Pater Henrik / Witch Judge
Elith Pio
Johannes / Witch Judge
Crew
- Director
- Benjamin Christensen
- Writer
- Benjamin Christensen
- Director of Photography
- Johan Ankerstjerne
- Original Music Composer
- Launy Grøndahl
- Editor
- Edla Hansen
Details
- Release date
- 1922-09-18
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Documentary, Horror, History
- Original language
- SV
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Sweden
- Production
- Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
- Budget
- $220,000