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.
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Maren Pedersen | Heksen (The Witch) |
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Clara Pontoppidan | Nonne (Nun) |
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Elith Pio | Heksedommer (Witch Judge - The Young Monk) |
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Oscar Stribolt | Graabroder (Gray Monk) |
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Tora Teje | En hysterisk kvinde (Hysterical Woman) |
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John Andersen | Chief Inquisitor |
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Benjamin Christensen | Djævlen (The Devil) |
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Poul Reumert | Juveler (Jeweler) |
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Karen Winther | Anna's Sister |
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Kate Fabian | Gammel jomfru (Old Maid) |
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Else Vermehren | Nonne (Nun) |
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Astrid Holm | Anna |
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Johannes Andersen | Heksedommer (Witch Judge) |
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Gerda Madsen | Nonne |
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Aage Hertel | Heksedommer (Witch Judge) |
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Ib Schønberg | Heksedommer (Witch Judge) |
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Emmy Schønfeld | Marie - The Seamstress |
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Frederik Christensen | Borger (Citizen) |
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Ella La Cour | Troldkvinde (Magician) |
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Elisabeth Christensen | En ældre bondekone (Older Farm Lady) |
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Henry Seemann | Borger (Citizen) |
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Alice O'Fredericks | Nonne (Nun) |
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Knud Rassow | Anatomen |
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Ellen Rassow | En tjenestepige (Maid) |
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Holst Jørgensen | Ole Kighul |
| Director | Benjamin Christensen |
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| Writer | Benjamin Christensen | |
| Musician | Matti Bye, Launy Grøndahl, Daniel Humair, Barði Jóhannsson, Emil Reesen, Ludwig van Beethoven, Art Zoyd | |
| Photography | Johan Ankerstjerne | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.0 [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | Swedish |
| Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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