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: 1922-09-18
Documentary
Horror
History
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Benjamin Christensen
as Devil
Ella La Cour
as Karna, Sorceress
Kate Fabian
as Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
as Fat Monk
Astrid Holm
as Anna
Karen Winther
as Anna's Sister
Elith Pio
as Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
as Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
as Witch Judge
Clara Pontoppidan
as Sister Cecilia, Nun

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