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 premiereFebruary 22, 2018
World premiereSeptember 18, 1922
Release date
May 1, 1968
France
February 1, 1924
Germany
July 4, 2023
South Korea
15
September 18, 1922
Sweden
15
May 27, 1929
USA
Budget2,000,000 SEK
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 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