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Häxan

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

★ 7.6 1922 105 min DocumentaryHorrorHistory

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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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
Topicswitchsuperstitioninsanitymysticsorceryhysteriasatanblack and white

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