Häxan (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.
Documentary
Horror
History
Cast & Crew
Benjamin Christensen
Devil
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Astrid Holm
Anna
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Alice O'Fredericks
Nun
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Karina Bell
Nun
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Frederik Christensen
Citizen
Henry Seemann
Citizen
Karen Caspersen
Unidentified
Benjamin Christensen
Director
Benjamin Christensen
Writer
