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Häxan

Häxan

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

19227.61h 45m

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.

Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Written by Benjamin Christensen
Box OfficeBudget: $220K0

Top Cast

Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen

Devil

Ella La Cour

Ella La Cour

Karna / Sorceress

E

Emmy Schønfeld

Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

Kate Fabian

Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt

Oscar Stribolt

Fat Monk

W

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Apelone / A Poor Old Woman

E

Elisabeth Christensen

Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm

Astrid Holm

Anna

Karen Winther

Karen Winther

Anna's Sister

M

Maren Pedersen

Maria the Weaver / A Witch

Themes & Keywords

witchsuperstitioninsanitymysticsorceryhysteriasatanblack and whitetorturedevildemonwitchcraftmental illnessmiddle ages (476-1453)silent filmsatanic rituallove potionspellcastingburned at the stakefolk horroraccusationnervous disorder

About Häxan

Häxan is a documentary, horror, history film released in 1922 exploring themes of witch, superstition, insanity, mystic, sorcery, hysteria. Directed by Benjamin Christensen, it stars Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld. 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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