The Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
Original title: Häxan
But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?
- Genre: Dokumentär · Skräck · Historisk
- Country: Sweden
- Runtime: 106 min
- Rated: 15
- Released: 1922-09-18
- TMDB rating: 7.6 / 10 (448)
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.
- Director: Benjamin Christensen
- Writer: Benjamin Christensen
- Music: Launy Grøndahl
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Matti Bye is a Swedish composer and pianist specialising in live accompaniment for silent films. He has spent decades creating and performing music for classic silent cinema, with Häxan (1922) among the works he regularly performs. His style sits between classical composition and modern film scoring.
Benjamin Christensen was a Danish director and actor who worked during the silent film era. He is best known for Häxan (1922), a Danish-Swedish semi-documentary on witchcraft and superstition through the ages, still noted for its bold visual effects and imaginative staging.
Oscar Stribolt was a Danish actor who worked primarily during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. He is best known for his appearance in the Swedish silent film classic Häxan (1922), directed by Benjamin Christensen. His imposing physique and comic presence made him a recognizable figure in Nordic silent cinem…
Häxan is a Swedish-Danish silent film from 1922, directed by Benjamin Christensen. It explores witchcraft and devil worship across history, blending documentary-style sequences with dramatized scenes. The film caused a stir at its premiere and was banned in several countries for its content.
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