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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.
Theatrical
May 27, 1929
Budget
$220K
Theaters
5
Director
Music
Launy Grøndahl
Studio
Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Original Language
Swedish
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Cast
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Benjamin Christensen
Devil
E
Ella La Cour
Karna / Sorceress
E
Emmy Schønfeld
Karna's Assistant
K
Kate Fabian
Old Maid
O
Oscar Stribolt
Fat Monk
A
Astrid Holm
Anna
K
Karen Winther
Anna's Sister
E
Elith Pio
Johannes / Witch Judge
A
Aage Hertel
Witch Judge
I
Ib Schønberg
Witch Judge
C
Clara Pontoppidan
Sister Cecilia / Nun
A
Alice O'Fredericks
Nun
G
Gerda Madsen
Nun
K
Karina Bell
Nun
T
Tora Teje
Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
P
Poul Reumert
Jeweler
H
H.C. Nielsen
Jeweler's Assistant
A
Albrecht Schmidt
Psychiatrist
K
Knud Rassow
Anatomist
E
Ellen Rassow
Maid
