Häxan (1922)

Häxan (1922)

1922-09-18 Sweden 105 Min. PG-13
7.6 374 votes

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.

Cast

Benjamin Christensen is Devil
Devil
Ella La Cour is Karna, Sorceress
Karna, Sorceress
Emmy Schønfeld is Karna's Assistant
Karna's Assistant
Kate Fabian is Old Maid
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt is Fat Monk
Fat Monk
Wilhelmine Henriksen is Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth Christensen is Anna's Mother
Anna's Mother
Astrid Holm is Anna
Anna
Karen Winther is Anna's Sister
Anna's Sister
Maren Pedersen is Maria the Weaver, a Witch
Maria the Weaver, a Witch
Johannes Andersen is Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Elith Pio is Johannes, Witch Judge
Johannes, Witch Judge

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