Haxan (Danish title: Heksen English English title: The Witches or Witchraft Through the Ages) is a 1922 Swedish-Danish documentary-style anthology silent horror film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen.
Plot[]
In a documentary-style we are shown several stories each showing a certain point in the evolution of witchcraft beginning from its pagan origins to its confusion with insanity.
Cast[]
- Benjamin Christensen as Djaevlen
- Elisabeth Christensen as En Aeldre Bondekone
- Maren Pederson as Heksen
- Clara Pontoppidan as Nonne
- Elith Pio as Heksedommer
- Oscar Stribolt as Graabroder
- Tora Teje as En Hysterisk Kvinde
- John Andersen as Chief Inquisitor
- Poul Reumert as Juveler
- Karen Winther as Anna's Sister