Documentary Horror History
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.
Directed by
Benjamin Christensen
Written by
Benjamin Christensen
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Astrid Holm
Anna
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Karen Caspersen
Unidentified
Karina Bell
Nun
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Henry Seemann
Citizen
Frederik Christensen
Citizen
Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant
Wilhelmine Henriksen
Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
Elisabeth Christensen
Anna's Mother
Maren Pedersen
Maria the Weaver, a Witch
Johannes Andersen
Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
Holst Jørgensen
Peter Titta
Else Vermehren
Flagellating Nun
H.C. Nielsen
Jeweler's Assistant
Knud Rassow
Anatomist
Holger Pedersen
Unidentified
John Andersen
Chief Inquisitor

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