Häxan
1922
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Benjamin Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Original language
Swedish
First release
September 18, 1922
Production companies
SF Studios
Home video distributors
Redemption (United Kingdom)
Crew
Cinematography
Johan Ankerstjerne
Trailer
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Festival History
- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025 - Features
- Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2024 - Official Selection
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 - Folk Horror: Lands of Cruelty, Beliefs of Terror
- Overlook Film Festival 2022 - Features
- Octopus Film Festival 2020 - Czarownice
Titles
| Original title | Häxan | |
| Translated title | Witchcraft Through the Ages | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | La Sorcellerie à travers les âges | |
| Alternate title | Heksen |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Redemption (cat. no. RETN017) | United Kingdom, clamshell |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages- Original Score by The Garrys - The Garrys (new score, 2020) | 2 releases, 2020: Grey Records |
| CD | Häxan (new score, 1997) | 1 release, 1997: Atonal Records |
| CD | Häxan - Guy Bartell (new score, 2008) | 1 release, 2008: Static Caravan |
| CD | Häxan (new score, 2010) | 1 release, 2010: [walnut + locust] |
| CD | Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages- Original Score by The Garrys - The Garrys (new score, 2020) | 1 release, 2020: Grey Records |
| CD | Häxan - A Soundtrack (new score, 2022) | 1 release, 2022: The Colour Inverted Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United Kingdom | RETN017 |
Full credits
| Director | Benjamin Christensen |
| Cast | Benjamin Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan |
| Cinematography | Johan Ankerstjerne |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
