Häxan

Name: Häxan
Duration: 1 h 31 min

1hr 31m

1hr 31m
4.0/5 (17.5K)
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Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe. More Details »

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Director:

Benjamin Christensen

Release Date:

May 27, 1929

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.

Cast

Maren Pedersen
Clara Pontoppidan
Elith Pio
Oscar Stribolt
Tora Teje
John Andersen
Benjamin Christensen
Poul Reumert
Karen Winther
Elisabeth Christensen

Letterboxd User Reviews

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4.0

Jul 21, 2020

A purported clinical documentary on witchcraft and satanism drawn almost entirely in unhinged expressionist horror images including foggy subterranean lairs, women giving birth to hairy horned beasts, moody nighttime broomstick rides, and general hysteria/torture that…

1.4K Likes

Josh Lewis

Sep 11, 2019

Do y'all know how funny it is to have someone walk behind you, and having to explain you're watching a silent Swedish documentary about witchcraft?

1.4K Likes

dselwyns

Oct 17, 2014

"Oh, you learned men!" For some reason I always thought this was a hysterical reactionary relic about the occult, but it's actually the exact opposite of that, a reason-oriented look at the phenomenon of witch hunts that even finds room for a little bit of wry humor…

1.0K Likes

Joe
Apr 20, 2020

the drawing of the witch kissing the devil's butt is everything to me

825 Likes

amaya

Oct 9, 2020

This movie is 50% historical documentary, 50% surrealist horror, and 100% the horniest movie ever made.

701 Likes

Paul Thomas

Dec 13, 2025

basically just a list of things that rock

434 Likes

David Sims
Apr 8, 2024

Häxan is also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages, and is extremely informative! it is a cinematography innovation with absurd combinations of a horror never before explored with a documentary style. The film contains a detailed but also a little imaginative exploration of…

395 Likes

noen

Apr 27, 2021

This movie SLAPS! Seriously, like what a fun movie. I love the little devil guys that wiggle their tongues and the weird witches going around cursing people. This movie feels super punk like 60 years early. The acknowledgement of the role the devil still plays in "modern…

347 Likes

Ethan Colburn

Feb 26, 2024

An avant-garde, heartfelt feminist documentary in 1922 is such a ballsy move in itself. Häxan, an experimental retelling of women's suffering throughout history, is as bizarre as it is humanistic and is deserving of its place in cinema history. Divided into 7 chapters,…

317 Likes

nick

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Vogue Italia liked

Häxan

the scenes with the devil and the witches was my favorite part! the movie shows a lot of history of witches and the devil, which is super cool considering it came out in 1922. the soundtrack can be a bit whimsical; if you want to make it scary put on an ominous album over top!

2Y

RoseMcgraw liked

Häxan

What a monumental film, especially one from 1922. Also, I just realized I forgot to log this, so my watch date is not at all accurate.

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Payge Eminovski is "meh" on

Häxan

Look, it’s good for 1920’s but still was a length watch with the scenes that were really interesting only dotted through

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Emma liked

Häxan

Super cool and weird, should be more well known!!!

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