Häxan

Häxan

105 mins | Documentary, Horror, History | Sept. 18, 1922

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.

Häxan

105 mins | Documentary, Horror, History | Sept. 18, 1922

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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Svensk Filmindustri, Aljosha Production Company
Original title Häxan
Directors Benjamin Christensen
Writers Benjamin Christensen

Cast

Ella La Cour

as Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld

as Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

as Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt

as Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen

as Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Elisabeth Christensen

as Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm

as Anna

Karen Winther

as Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen

as Maria the Weaver, a Witch

Johannes Andersen

as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Elith Pio

as Johannes, Witch Judge

Aage Hertel

as Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg

as Witch Judge

Holst Jørgensen

as Peter Titta

Clara Pontoppidan

as Sister Cecilia, Nun

Else Vermehren

as Flagellating Nun

Gerda Madsen

as Nun

Karina Bell

as Nun

Tora Teje

as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

Poul Reumert

as Jeweler

H.C. Nielsen

as Jeweler's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt

as Psychiatrist

Knud Rassow

as Anatomist

Ellen Rassow

as Maid

Henry Seemann

as Citizen

Karen Caspersen

as Unidentified

Holger Pedersen

as Unidentified

John Andersen

as Chief Inquisitor