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.
CountrySweden
Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
Production year1922
Online premiere22 February 2018
World premiere18 September 1922
Release date
1 May 1968
France
1 February 1924
Germany
4 July 2023
South Korea
15
18 September 1922
Sweden
15
27 May 1929
USA
Budget2,000,000 SEK
ProductionAljosha Production Company, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Also known as
Häxan, Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages, La brujería a través de los tiempos, A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos, Boszorkányok, Cadılar, Czarownice, Die Hexe, Häxan - A Feitiçaria Através dos Tempos, Häxan, les sorcières, Häxan: Ett kulturhistoriskt föredrag i levande bilder, Häxan: La brujería a través de los tiempos, Heksen, Hekserij door de eeuwen heen, Hexen, I mageia mesa apo tous aiones, La sorcellerie à travers les âges, La stregoneria attraverso i secoli, Noita, The Witch, The Witches, Vrăjitoria de-a lungul veacurilor, Η μαγεία μέσα από τους αιώνες, Вeдьмы, Ведьмы, Вештице, 魔女