Häxan

1922 · 105 min · ★ 7.6 / 10 · 458 votes

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

Benjamin Christensen · Ella La Cour · Emmy Schønfeld · Kate Fabian · Oscar Stribolt · Wilhelmine Henriksen · Elisabeth Christensen · Astrid Holm · Karen Winther · Maren Pedersen

Director

Benjamin Christensen