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.
Year: 1922
Genre: Documentary, Horror, History
Studio: Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Director: Benjamin Christensen
Cast: Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld, Kate Fabian, Oscar Stribolt, Wilhelmine Henriksen
Crew: Benjamin Christensen (Director), Johan Ankerstjerne (Director of Photography), Benjamin Christensen (Writer), Edla Hansen (Editor), Richard Louw (Art Direction), Richard Louw (Set Decoration)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Release: Sep 18, 1922
IMDb: 7.61/10 by 461 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Sweden
Language: No Language
Budget: 220
Revenue: 0
Keyword : witch, superstition, insanity, mystic, sorcery, hysteria, satan, black and white, torture, devil, demon, witchcraft, mental illness, middle ages (476-1453), silent film, satanic ritual, found footage, love potion, spellcasting, burned at the stake, folk horror, accusation, nervous disorder
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