1929

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

  • Documentary
  • Horror
  • History

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

Elith PioThe Young Monk
Oscar StriboltThe Fat Monk
Clara PontoppidanThe Nun
Tora TejeThe Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Benjamin ChristensenThe Devil
John AndersenChief Inquisitor

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