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Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages and early modern era suffered from the same ills as psychiatric patients diagnosed with hysteria in the film's own time. Far from a dry dissertation on the topic, the film itself is a witches’ brew of the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous. Christensen’s mix-and-match approach to genre anticipates gothic horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for an experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema.
Original Release
09/18/1922
US Release
05/27/1929
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maren Pedersen | Heksen / The Witch |
Clara Pontoppidan | Nun / Nonne / The Nun |
Elith Pio | Witch Judge (The Young Monk) / Heksedommer / The Young Monk |
Oscar Stribolt | Doctor (The Fat Monk) / Graabroder / The Fat Monk |
Tora Teje | Modern Hysteric (The Kelptomaniac) / En hysterisk kvinde / The Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac |
John Andersen | Chief Inquisitor |
Poul Reumert | Juveler / Jeweler |
Karen Winther | Anna / Anna's Sister |
Kate Fabian | Gammel jomfru / Old Maid |
Else Vermehren | Nonne / Nun |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Maren Pedersen | Heksen / The Witch |
Clara Pontoppidan | Nun / Nonne / The Nun |
Elith Pio | Witch Judge (The Young Monk) / Heksedommer / The Young Monk |
Oscar Stribolt | Doctor (The Fat Monk) / Graabroder / The Fat Monk |
Tora Teje | Modern Hysteric (The Kelptomaniac) / En hysterisk kvinde / The Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac |
John Andersen | Chief Inquisitor |
Poul Reumert | Juveler / Jeweler |
Karen Winther | Anna / Anna's Sister |
Kate Fabian | Gammel jomfru / Old Maid |
Else Vermehren | Nonne / Nun |
Astrid Holm | Anna |
Johannes Andersen | Heksedommer / Witch Judge |
Gerda Madsen | Nonne / Nun |
Aage Hertel | Heksedommer / Witch Judge |
Ib Schønberg | Heksedommer / Witch Judge |
Emmy Schønfeld | Marie, the Seamstress / Marie the Seamstress |
Frederik Christensen | Borger / Citizen |
Ella La Cour | Troldkvinde / Magician |
Elisabeth Christensen | En ældre bondekone / Older Farm Lady |
Henry Seemann | Borger / Citizen |