Häxan

7.6

105 minutes

9/18/1922

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.

Cast List

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
Johannes Andersen
as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Elith Pio
as Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
as Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
as Witch Judge
Holst Jørgensen
as Peter Titta
Clara Pontoppidan
as Sister Cecilia, Nun
Else Vermehren
as Flagellating Nun
Alice O'Fredericks
as Nun
Gerda Madsen
as Nun
Karina Bell
as Nun
Tora Teje
as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul Reumert
as Jeweler
H.C. Nielsen
as Jeweler's Assistant
Albrecht Schmidt
as Psychiatrist
Knud Rassow
as Anatomist
Ellen Rassow
as Maid
Frederik Christensen
as Citizen
Henry Seemann
as Citizen
Karen Caspersen
as Unidentified
Holger Pedersen
as Unidentified
John Andersen
as Chief Inquisitor