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Häxan (1922)

Rating: 3 Stars (out of 4)

Witch Digging

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

Buy Häxan on DVD

The Criterion Collection presents this restored bizarre silent film which begins as a documentary about witches but turns into a real, honest-to-goodness horror film with scary images of witches, devils, evil spells, etc. Better to watch the 1968 version, also included on the disc, called Witchcraft Through the Ages featuring music by Jean-Luc Ponty and narration by William S. Burroughs. Includes a commentary track by Dutch film scholar Casper Tybjerg.

Starring: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt, Tora Teje, John Andersen, Benjamin Christensen, Poul Reumert, Karen Winther, Kate Fabian, Else Vermehren, Astrid Holm, Johannes Andersen, Gerda Madsen, Aage Hertel
Written by: Benjamin Christensen
Directed by: Benjamin Christensen
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Date: October 25, 2001