Film • Sep 18, 1922
A fictionalized documentary, showing the evolution of witchcraft from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Häxan
- Status
- Released
- Release
- September 18, 1922 (103 years ago)
- Alias
- The Witches
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Themes
- Swedish, Dark Fantasy, Docudrama, Faith & Spirituality Documentary, Folk Horror, Supernatural Fantasy, Supernatural Horror, Witch Horror
- Origin
- Sweden
Cast
Benjamin ChristensenDevil
Ella La CourKarna, Sorceress
Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
Kate FabianOld Maid
Oscar StriboltFat Monk
Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone, a Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
Astrid HolmAnna
Karen WintherAnna's Sister
Maren PedersenMaria the Weaver, a Witch
Johannes AndersenPater Henrik, Witch Judge
Elith PioJohannes, Witch Judge
Aage HertelWitch Judge
Ib SchønbergWitch Judge
Holst JørgensenPeter Titta
Clara PontoppidanSister Cecilia, Nun
Else VermehrenFlagellating Nun
Alice O'FredericksNun
Gerda MadsenNun
Karina BellNun
Tora TejeModern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul ReumertJeweler
H.C. NielsenJeweler's Assistant
Albrecht SchmidtPsychiatrist
Knud RassowAnatomist
Ellen RassowMaid
Frederik ChristensenCitizen
Henry SeemannCitizen
Karen CaspersenUnidentified
Holger PedersenUnidentified
John AndersenChief Inquisitor
Scores
- Average Score
- 78.5%
FilmAffinity
- 76%
IMDb
- 76%
Letterboxd
- 81%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 81%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- None
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
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