Häxan

Sweden

• 1922-09-18
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  Documentary,

  Horror,

  History
• ▪ 1h-45m

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.

• Benjamin ChristensenDirector

  Benjamin ChristensenWriter

  Johan AnkerstjerneDirector of Photography

  Edla HansenEditor

  Richard LouwArt Direction

  Richard LouwSet Decoration