Häxan 1922 Directed by Benjamin Christensen
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.
Language
Swedish
Spoken Language
No Language
Budget $220,000
Release Date 18 September 1922
105 mins
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
Johannes Andersen
Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Holst Jørgensen
Peter Titta
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Else Vermehren
Flagellating Nun
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Karina Bell
Nun
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
H.C. Nielsen
Jeweler's Assistant
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Knud Rassow
Anatomist
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Frederik Christensen
Citizen
Henry Seemann
Citizen
Karen Caspersen
Unidentified
Holger Pedersen
Unidentified
John Andersen
Chief Inquisitor
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