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MOVIE · 1922

Häxan

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

★ 7.6DocumentaryHorrorHistory

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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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.

CAST

Featured cast

Benjamin ChristensenDevil
Ella La CourKarna / Sorceress
Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
Kate FabianOld Maid
Oscar StriboltFat Monk
Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone / A Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
Astrid HolmAnna

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