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
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Gerda Madsen
Nun
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Karen Caspersen
Unidentified
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
Karina Bell
Nun
Ellen Rassow
Maid
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
Frederik Christensen
Citizen
Henry Seemann
Citizen
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
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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