Film · Documentary, Horror, History
Häxan (1922)
But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?
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.
- Director
- Benjamin Christensen
- Writers
- Benjamin Christensen
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
- Language
- Swedish
- Release date
- September 18, 1922
Cast
Benjamin ChristensenDevil
Ella La CourKarna / Sorceress- Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
Kate FabianOld Maid
Oscar StriboltFat Monk- Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone / A Poor Old Woman
- Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
Astrid HolmAnna
Karen WintherAnna's Sister- Maren PedersenMaria the Weaver / A Witch
- Johannes AndersenPater Henrik / Witch Judge
Elith PioJohannes / Witch Judge
Aage HertelWitch Judge
Ib SchønbergWitch Judge- Holst JørgensenPeter Titta
Clara PontoppidanSister Cecilia / Nun- Else VermehrenFlagellating Nun
Alice O'FredericksNun
Gerda MadsenNun
Karina BellNun
