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.
Cast
Benjamin Christensen
Djævlen (The Devil)
Maren Pedersen
Heksen (The Witch)
Clara Pontoppidan
Nonne (Nun)
Elith Pio
Heksedommer (Witch Judge - The Young Monk)
Oscar Stribolt
Graabroder (Gray Monk)
Elisabeth Christensen
En ældre bondekone (Older Farm Lady)
Tora Teje
En hysterisk kvinde (Hysterical Woman)
John Andersen
Chief Inquisitor
Poul Reumert
Juveler (Jeweler)
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
DirectorBenjamin Christensen
WriterBenjamin Christensen
ComposerBarði Jóhannsson, Launy Grøndahl, Daniel Humair, Matti Bye
ProductionAljosha Production Company, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Also known as
Häxan, Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages, La brujería a través de los tiempos, A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos, Boszorkányok, Cadılar, Czarownice, Die Hexe, Häxan - A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos, Häxan, les sorcières, Häxan: Ett kulturhistoriskt föredrag i levande bilder, Häxan: La brujería a través de los tiempos, Heksen, Hekserij door de eeuwen heen, Hexen, I mageia mesa apo tous aiones, La sorcellerie à travers les âges, La stregoneria attraverso i secoli, Noita, The Witch, The Witches, Vrăjitoria de-a lungul veacurilor, Η μαγεία μέσα από τους αιώνες, Вeдьмы, Ведьмы, Вештице, 魔女, Witchcaft Through the Ages, Nõid, Haxan, Häxan. La brujería a través de los tiempos, Häxan: Čarodějnictví v průběhu věků, La sorcellerie à travers les ages, 헥산: 마녀들