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Häxan( 1922)

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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 Billed Cast

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      Benjamin Christensen

      Devil

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      Ella La Cour

      Karna, Sorceress

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      Emmy Schønfeld

      Karna's Assistant

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      Kate Fabian

      Old Maid

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      Oscar Stribolt

      Fat Monk

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      Wilhelmine Henriksen

      Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

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      Elisabeth Christensen

      Anna's Mother

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      Astrid Holm

      Anna

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      Karen Winther

      Anna's Sister

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      Maren Pedersen

      Maria the Weaver, a Witch

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      Johannes Andersen

      Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

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      Elith Pio

      Johannes, Witch Judge

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      Aage Hertel

      Witch Judge

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      Ib Schønberg

      Witch Judge

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      Holst Jørgensen

      Peter Titta

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      Clara Pontoppidan

      Sister Cecilia, Nun

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      Else Vermehren

      Flagellating Nun

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      Alice O'Fredericks

      Nun

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      Gerda Madsen

      Nun

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      Karina Bell

      Nun

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      Tora Teje

      Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

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      Poul Reumert

      Jeweler

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      H.C. Nielsen

      Jeweler's Assistant

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      Albrecht Schmidt

      Psychiatrist

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      Knud Rassow

      Anatomist

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      Ellen Rassow

      Maid

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      Frederik Christensen

      Citizen

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      Henry Seemann

      Citizen

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      Karen Caspersen

      Unidentified

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      Holger Pedersen

      Unidentified

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      John Andersen

      Chief Inquisitor

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    220000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • witch
    • superstition
    • insanity
    • mystic
    • sorcery
    • hysteria
    • satan
    • torture
    • devil
    • demon
    • witchcraft
    • mental illness
    • middle ages (476-1453)
    • silent film
    • satanic ritual
    • love potion
    • spellcasting
    • burned at the stake
    • folk horror
    • accusation
    • nervous disorder