Released:
1922-09-18

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.

Director:
Benjamin Christensen

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Documentary, Horror, History

• Cast:
• 
  Benjamin Christensen
  as
  Devil
• 
  Ella La Cour
  as
  Karna / Sorceress
• 
  Emmy Schønfeld
  as
  Karna's Assistant
• 
  Kate Fabian
  as
  Old Maid
• 
  Oscar Stribolt
  as
  Fat Monk