Film

Häxan

1922 · 1h 45m · Documentary · Horror · History

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

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 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

• Benjamin ChristensenDirector · Writer
• Johan AnkerstjerneDirector of Photography
• Launy GrøndahlOriginal Music Composer
• Edla HansenEditor

Häxan Trailer

Release date

September 18, 1922

Status

Released

Original language

Swedish

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

U

Budget

$220,000

Genres

Documentary, Horror, History

• 

  Sunset and Sunrise

  1970

• 

  House of the Damned

  1974

• Blood Cousins

  2012

• 

  The Diary of Anne Frank

  1959

• 

  Dark Side of the Moon

  2002

• 

  In the Mouth of Madness

  1995

• 

  House of 1000 Corpses

  2003

• 

  The Blair Witch Project

  1999

• 

  The Exorcist: Believer

  2023

• 

  Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 58

  2014

• 

  Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman

  2012

• 

  Secrets of the Unknown: Witches

  1988