

MOVIE
Häxan
But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Häxan in its release era
Released in 1922, Häxan sits inside the 1920s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1922-09-18
- TMDB score
- 7.6/10
- Original language
- SV
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sweden
- Studio
- Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
People behind the title
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Topicswitchsuperstitioninsanitymysticsorceryhysteriasatanblack and white