Häxan

Häxan (1922)


  • Genre: Documentary, Horror, History
  • Release Date: 1922-09-18
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 374 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 45min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Aljosha Production Company
  • Production Country: Sweden
  • Director: Benjamin Christensen
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Summary

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.

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  • Benjamin Christensen

    as Devil
  • Ella La Cour

    as Karna, Sorceress
  • Emmy Schønfeld

    as Karna's Assistant
  • Kate Fabian

    as Old Maid
  • Oscar Stribolt

    as Fat Monk
  • Wilhelmine Henriksen

    as Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
  • Elisabeth Christensen

    as Anna's Mother
  • Astrid Holm

    as Anna
  • Karen Winther

    as Anna's Sister
  • Maren Pedersen

    as Maria the Weaver, a Witch
  • Johannes Andersen

    as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
  • Elith Pio

    as Johannes, Witch Judge
  • Aage Hertel

    as Witch Judge
  • Ib Schønberg

    as Witch Judge
  • Holst Jørgensen

    as Peter Titta
  • Clara Pontoppidan

    as Sister Cecilia, Nun
  • Else Vermehren

    as Flagellating Nun
  • Alice O'Fredericks

    as Nun
  • Gerda Madsen

    as Nun
  • Karina Bell

    as Nun
  • Tora Teje

    as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
  • Poul Reumert

    as Jeweler
  • H.C. Nielsen

    as Jeweler's Assistant
  • Albrecht Schmidt

    as Psychiatrist
  • Knud Rassow

    as Anatomist
  • Ellen Rassow

    as Maid
  • Frederik Christensen

    as Citizen
  • Henry Seemann

    as Citizen
  • Karen Caspersen

    as Unidentified
  • Holger Pedersen

    as Unidentified
  • John Andersen

    as Chief Inquisitor
Directing Benjamin Christensen Director
Writing Benjamin Christensen Writer
Camera Johan Ankerstjerne Director of Photography
Editing Edla Hansen Editor
Art Richard Louw Art Direction
Art Richard Louw Set Decoration
Art Lise Mathiesen Art Department Assistant
Art Helge Norél Art Department Assistant
Sound Ludwig van Beethoven Music
Sound Launy Grøndahl Original Music Composer

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