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18/09/1922 Documentary, Horror, History 1h 45m
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But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

Overview

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.

  1. Benjamin Christensen

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Benjamin Christensen

    Devil

  2. Ella La Cour

    Karna / Sorceress

  3. Emmy Schønfeld

    Karna's Assistant

  4. Kate Fabian

    Old Maid

  5. Oscar Stribolt

    Fat Monk

  6. Wilhelmine Henriksen

    Apelone / A Poor Old Woman

  7. Elisabeth Christensen

    Anna's Mother

  8. Astrid Holm

    Anna

  9. Karen Winther

    Anna's Sister

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Reviews

A review by patient1
Written by patient1 on 2025-11-05
The hysteria amongst people and the fervor they will use to explain the often unexplainable is powerful, and they don't shy away from the unpleasantness of Fear and Ignorance.

It really shows the Atrocities in the name of the church the Catholics were willing to use to spread fear amongst the uneducated masses for control over even their thoughts, not just their physical bodies.
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Status
Released

Original Language
Swedish

Budget
$220,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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