Häxan
Häxan

Häxan

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

September 18, 1922105 min7.6SV
DocumentaryHorrorHistory

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.

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Benjamin Christensen
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Ella La Cour
Ella La CourKarna / Sorceress
Emmy Schønfeld
Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
Kate Fabian
Kate FabianOld Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Oscar StriboltFat Monk
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone / A Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth Christensen
Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
Astrid Holm
Astrid HolmAnna
Karen Winther
Karen WintherAnna's Sister
Maren Pedersen
Maren PedersenMaria the Weaver / A Witch