Poster of Häxan

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

Original Language: sv

Genres: Documentary Horror History

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Popularity:

8.856

Cast Members

Ella La Cour

Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld

Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

Old Maid

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Karen Winther

Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen

Maria the Weaver, a Witch

Johannes Andersen

Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Elith Pio

Johannes, Witch Judge

Aage Hertel

Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg

Witch Judge

Holst Jørgensen

Peter Titta

Clara Pontoppidan

Sister Cecilia, Nun

Else Vermehren

Flagellating Nun

Tora Teje

Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

H.C. Nielsen

Jeweler's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt

Psychiatrist

Knud Rassow

Anatomist

Karen Caspersen

Unidentified

Holger Pedersen

Unidentified

John Andersen

Chief Inquisitor