Häxan

Häxan by Benjamin Christensen

7.60

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.

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Cast

Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen as Devil

Ella La Cour

Ella La Cour as Karna, Sorceress

Emmy Schønfeld

Emmy Schønfeld as Karna's Assistant

Kate Fabian

Kate Fabian as Old Maid

Oscar Stribolt

Oscar Stribolt as Fat Monk

Wilhelmine Henriksen

Wilhelmine Henriksen as Apelone, a Poor Old Woman

Elisabeth Christensen

Elisabeth Christensen as Anna's Mother

Astrid Holm

Astrid Holm as Anna

Karen Winther

Karen Winther as Anna's Sister

Maren Pedersen

Maren Pedersen as Maria the Weaver, a Witch

Johannes Andersen

Johannes Andersen as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge

Elith Pio

Elith Pio as Johannes, Witch Judge

Aage Hertel

Aage Hertel as Witch Judge

Ib Schønberg

Ib Schønberg as Witch Judge

Holst Jørgensen

Holst Jørgensen as Peter Titta

Clara Pontoppidan

Clara Pontoppidan as Sister Cecilia, Nun

Else Vermehren

Else Vermehren as Flagellating Nun

Alice O'Fredericks

Alice O'Fredericks as Nun

Gerda Madsen

Gerda Madsen as Nun

Karina Bell

Karina Bell as Nun

Tora Teje

Tora Teje as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac

Poul Reumert

Poul Reumert as Jeweler

H.C. Nielsen

H.C. Nielsen as Jeweler's Assistant

Albrecht Schmidt

Albrecht Schmidt as Psychiatrist

Knud Rassow

Knud Rassow as Anatomist

Ellen Rassow

Ellen Rassow as Maid

Frederik Christensen

Frederik Christensen as Citizen

Henry Seemann

Henry Seemann as Citizen

Karen Caspersen

Karen Caspersen as Unidentified

Holger Pedersen

Holger Pedersen as Unidentified

John Andersen

John Andersen as Chief Inquisitor

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