7.6
Release Date: 1922-09-18
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.
CASTS
Benjamin Christensen
Devil
Ella La Cour
Karna, Sorceress
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
Astrid Holm
Anna
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
Elith Pio
Johannes, Witch Judge
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia, Nun
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