Häxan

Release date: Sep 18, 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.

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Top Cast

Devil

Karna, Sorceress

Karna's Assistant

Old Maid

Fat Monk

Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Anna's Mother

Anna

Anna's Sister

Maria the Weaver, a Witch

Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Johannes, Witch Judge

Witch Judge

Witch Judge

Peter Titta

Sister Cecilia, Nun

Flagellating Nun

Nun

Nun

Nun

Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

Jeweler

Jeweler's Assistant

Psychiatrist

Anatomist

Maid

Citizen

Citizen

Unidentified

Unidentified

Chief Inquisitor

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