Häxan (1922)

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.

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