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Häxan

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.

1922 |1h 45m |  Documentary, Horror, History

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Cast

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Ella La Cour

Karna, Sorceress

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Kate Fabian

Old Maid

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Oscar Stribolt

Fat Monk

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Astrid Holm

Anna

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Karen Winther

Anna's Sister

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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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Clara Pontoppidan

Sister Cecilia, 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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Albrecht Schmidt

Psychiatrist

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Ellen Rassow

Maid

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Henry Seemann

Citizen

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Karen Caspersen

Unidentified

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Status

Released

Language

No Language

Budget

$220,000.00

Revenue

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