DVD 87 mins IMDB 7.8
NR (Not Rated)
Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages
Criterion/Voyager (1922)
In Collection
#593

Seen It:
No
Horror, Documentary, Silent
Denmark  /  English

Maren Pedersen Heksen / The Witch
Clara Pontoppidan Nonne / Nun
Elith Pio Heksedommer / Witch Judge
Oscar Stribolt Graabroder / Doctor
Tora Teje En hysterisk kvinde / Modern Hysteric
John Andersen Chief Inquisitor
Benjamin Christensen Djævlen / The Devil
Poul Reumert Juveler / Jeweler
Karen Winther Anna
Kate Fabian Gammel jomfru / Old Maid
William S. Burroughs
Astrid Holm
Gerda Madsen
Elisabeth Christensen

Director Benjamin Christensen
Writer Benjamin Christensen

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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present two versions of this genre-defying "documentary," for the first time ever on DVD.

Edition Details
Distributor Criterion
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 037429161722
Region Region 1
Release Date 16/10/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; Swedish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Closed-captioned Color