

Häxan
7.6(399 votes)
1922
1h 45m
Documentary
Horror
History
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.
Production
Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Cast

Benjamin Christensen
Devil

Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian
Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen
Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Elisabeth Christensen
Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm
Anna

Karen Winther
Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen
Maria the Weaver, a Witch