Häxan (1922)

Kernel Score: 85% · 428 ratings

Genres: Documentary, Horror, History

Released: 1922-09-18

Runtime: 105 minutes

Overview

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.

Director

Benjamin Christensen

Cast

• Benjamin Christensen as Devil
• Ella La Cour as Karna / Sorceress
• Emmy Schønfeld as Karna's Assistant
• Kate Fabian as Old Maid
• Oscar Stribolt as Fat Monk
• Wilhelmine Henriksen as Apelone / A Poor Old Woman
• Elisabeth Christensen as Anna's Mother
• Astrid Holm as Anna
• Karen Winther as Anna's Sister
• Maren Pedersen as Maria the Weaver / A Witch