- Country: Denmark, Sweden
- Genres: Documentary, Fantasy, History
- Release: 1929-05-27
- Director: Benjamin Christensen
- Writers: Benjamin Christensen
- Language: Swedish | Danish
- Stars: Benjamin Christensen , Benjamin Christensen , Elisabeth Christensen , Elisabeth Christensen , Maren Pedersen , Maren Pedersen , Clara Pontoppidan , Clara Pontoppidan , Elith Pio , Elith Pio , Oscar Stribolt , Oscar Stribolt , Tora Teje , Tora Teje , John Andersen , Poul Reumert , Poul Reumert , Karen Winther
- Runtime: 91 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Вeдьмы , Cadılar (Turkey) , Häxan (United States of America) , Ведьмы , Hekserij door de eeuwen heen (Belgium) , Häxan - A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos (Brazil) , Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (United States of America) , La sorcellerie à travers les âges (France, French Republic) , Häxan (Sweden) , La brujería a través de los tiempos (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Czarownice (Poland) , Hexen (Germany) , Η μαγεία μέσα από τους αιώνες (Greece) , Häxan. La brujería a través de los tiempos (Spain) , Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (India) , A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Heksen (Denmark) , La brujería a través de los tiempos (Argentina) , The Witches (United States of America) , I mageia mesa apo tous aiones (Greece) , Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (United Kingdom) , La stregoneria attraverso i secoli (Italy) , Boszorkányok (Hungary) , La sorcellerie à travers les âges (Belgium) , Noita (Finland) , 魔女 (Japan) , Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages , Häxan , Häxan: Ett kulturhistoriskt föredrag i levande bilder (Sweden) , Häxan, les sorcières (Canada) , Die Hexe (Germany) , Vrăjitoria de-a lungul veacurilor (Romania) , Вештице (Serbia)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0013257
Häxan Cast · · · ALL
Benjamin Christensen
Director
Benjamin Christensen
Devil
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
Astrid Holm
Anna
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Maren Pedersen
Maria the Weaver, a Witch
Johannes Andersen
Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Alice O’Fredericks
Nun
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Karina Bell
Nun
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
H.C. Nielsen
Jeweler's Assistant
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Knud Rassow
Anatomist
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Frederik Christensen
Citizen
Henry Seemann
Citizen