Director Benjamin Christensen
Writer Benjamin Christensen
Häxan
Release Date: 1922-09-18
Duration: 105 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Ib SchønbergWitch Judge
- Benjamin ChristensenDevil
- Gerda MadsenNun
- Elith PioJohannes, Witch Judge
- Alice O'FredericksNun
- Astrid HolmAnna
- Clara PontoppidanSister Cecilia, Nun
- Kate FabianOld Maid
- Karina BellNun
- H.C. NielsenJeweler's Assistant
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