
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