
Häxan ( 1922 )
"But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?"
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.
Top Cast

Benjamin Christensen
Devil

Ella La Cour
Karna / Sorceress
Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian
Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Apelone / A Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth Christensen
Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm
Anna

Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Maren Pedersen
Maria the Weaver / A Witch
Johannes Andersen
Pater Henrik / Witch Judge

Elith Pio
Johannes / Witch Judge

Aage Hertel
Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Holst Jørgensen
Peter Titta

Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia / Nun
Else Vermehren
Flagellating Nun

Alice O'Fredericks
Nun

Gerda Madsen
Nun

Karina Bell
Nun

Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

Poul Reumert
Jeweler
H.C. Nielsen
Jeweler's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Knud Rassow
Anatomist

Ellen Rassow
Maid

Frederik Christensen
Citizen

Henry Seemann
Citizen

Karen Caspersen
Unidentified
Holger Pedersen
Unidentified
John Andersen
Chief Inquisitor
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