Häxan

Häxan

1922

Movie Information

Overview

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, 1922

Director

Benjamin Christensen

Runtime

1h 45m

Cast

Benjamin ChristensenElla La CourEmmy SchønfeldKate FabianOscar StriboltWilhelmine HenriksenElisabeth ChristensenAstrid HolmKaren WintherMaren Pedersen

Production

Aljosha Production CompanySF Studios

Genres

DocumentaryHorrorHistory

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