Häxan

Häxan

1922 sv 105 minutes

Rating: 7.613

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen

Devil

Ella La Cour

Ella La Cour

Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld

Emmy Schønfeld

Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

Kate Fabian

Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt

Oscar Stribolt

Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Elisabeth Christensen

Elisabeth Christensen

Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm

Astrid Holm

Anna

Karen Winther

Karen Winther

Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen

Maren Pedersen

Maria the Weaver, a Witch

Johannes Andersen

Johannes Andersen

Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Elith Pio

Elith Pio

Johannes, Witch Judge

Aage Hertel

Aage Hertel

Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg

Ib Schønberg

Witch Judge

Holst Jørgensen

Holst Jørgensen

Peter Titta

Clara Pontoppidan

Clara Pontoppidan

Sister Cecilia, Nun

Else Vermehren

Else Vermehren

Flagellating Nun

Alice O'Fredericks

Alice O'Fredericks

Nun

Gerda Madsen

Gerda Madsen

Nun

Karina Bell

Karina Bell

Nun

Tora Teje

Tora Teje

Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

Poul Reumert

Poul Reumert

Jeweler

H.C. Nielsen

H.C. Nielsen

Jeweler's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt

Albrecht Schmidt

Psychiatrist

Knud Rassow

Knud Rassow

Anatomist

Ellen Rassow

Ellen Rassow

Maid

Frederik Christensen

Frederik Christensen

Citizen

Henry Seemann

Henry Seemann

Citizen

Karen Caspersen

Karen Caspersen

Unidentified

Holger Pedersen

Holger Pedersen

Unidentified

John Andersen

John Andersen

Chief Inquisitor

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