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Häxan

Häxan

7.619

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 Picture

    Benjamin Christensen

    as Devil

  • Ella La Cour Picture

    Ella La Cour

    as Karna, Sorceress

  • Emmy Schønfeld Picture

    Emmy Schønfeld

    as Karna's Assistant

  • Kate Fabian Picture

    Kate Fabian

    as Old Maid

  • Oscar Stribolt Picture

    Oscar Stribolt

    as Fat Monk

  • Wilhelmine Henriksen Picture

    Wilhelmine Henriksen

    as Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

  • Elisabeth Christensen Picture

    Elisabeth Christensen

    as Anna's Mother

  • Astrid Holm Picture

    Astrid Holm

    as Anna

  • Karen Winther Picture

    Karen Winther

    as Anna's Sister

  • Maren Pedersen Picture

    Maren Pedersen

    as Maria the Weaver, a Witch

  • Johannes Andersen Picture

    Johannes Andersen

    as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

  • Elith Pio Picture

    Elith Pio

    as Johannes, Witch Judge

  • Aage Hertel Picture

    Aage Hertel

    as Witch Judge

  • Ib Schønberg Picture

    Ib Schønberg

    as Witch Judge

  • Holst Jørgensen Picture

    Holst Jørgensen

    as Peter Titta

  • Clara Pontoppidan Picture

    Clara Pontoppidan

    as Sister Cecilia, Nun

  • Else Vermehren Picture

    Else Vermehren

    as Flagellating Nun

  • Alice O'Fredericks Picture

    Alice O'Fredericks

    as Nun

  • Gerda Madsen Picture

    Gerda Madsen

    as Nun

  • Karina Bell Picture

    Karina Bell

    as Nun

  • Tora Teje Picture

    Tora Teje

    as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

  • Poul Reumert Picture

    Poul Reumert

    as Jeweler

  • H.C. Nielsen Picture

    H.C. Nielsen

    as Jeweler's Assistant

  • Albrecht Schmidt Picture

    Albrecht Schmidt

    as Psychiatrist

  • Knud Rassow Picture

    Knud Rassow

    as Anatomist

  • Ellen Rassow Picture

    Ellen Rassow

    as Maid

  • Frederik Christensen Picture

    Frederik Christensen

    as Citizen

  • Henry Seemann Picture

    Henry Seemann

    as Citizen

  • Karen Caspersen Picture

    Karen Caspersen

    as Unidentified

  • Holger Pedersen Picture

    Holger Pedersen

    as Unidentified

  • John Andersen Picture

    John Andersen

    as Chief Inquisitor