Häxan
1922, Film, 105 min, Documentary, Fantasy, Horror, Swedish, Sweden, MoviePedia score 74
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.
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Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Cast
- Benjamin Christensen as Djævlen (The Devil)
- Elisabeth Christensen as En ældre bondekone (Older Farm Lady)
- Maren Pedersen as Heksen (The Witch)
- Clara Pontoppidan as Nonne (Nun)
- Elith Pio as Heksedommer (Witch Judge - The Young Monk)
- Oscar Stribolt as Graabroder (Gray Monk)
- Tora Teje as En hysterisk kvinde (Hysterical Woman)
- John Andersen as Chief Inquisitor
- Poul Reumert as Juveler (Jeweler)
- Karen Winther as Anna's Sister
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