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Häxan

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

Through a series of dramatic vignettes, Benjamin Christensen's film examines the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. The subject matter includes grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath, but the film itself is far from serious—it blends the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous.

Original title
Häxan
Genre
Documentary, Horror, History
Director
Benjamin Christensen
Cast
Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld, Kate Fabian, Oscar Stribolt, Wilhelmine Henriksen, Elisabeth Christensen, Astrid Holm, Karen Winther, Maren Pedersen, Johannes Andersen, Elith Pio, Aage Hertel, Ib Schønberg, Holst Jørgensen, Clara Pontoppidan, Else Vermehren, Alice O'Fredericks, Gerda Madsen, Karina Bell
Country
Sweden
Studios
Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Language
sv
Year
1922
Duration
105
Release date
1922-09-18
TMDB
7.600 · 467 votes
Status
Released

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