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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