Häxan (1922) - Credits and Details

Häxan Credits and Details

Directed by
	Benjamin Christensen
Written by
	Benjamin Christensen
Cast
	Maren Pedersen	...	Heksen (The Witch)
	Clara Pontoppidan	...	Nonne (Nun)
	Elith Pio	...	Heksedommer (Witch Judge - The Young Monk)
	Oscar Stribolt	...	Graabroder (Gray Monk)
	Tora Teje	...	En hysterisk kvinde (Hysterical Woman)
	John Andersen	...	Chief Inquisitor (as Johs Andersen)
	Benjamin Christensen	...	Djævlen (The Devil)
	Poul Reumert	...	Juveler (Jeweler)
	Karen Winther	...	Anna's Sister
	Kate Fabian	...	Gammel jomfru (Old Maid)
	Else Vermehren	...	Nonne (Nun)
	Astrid Holm	...	Anna
	Johannes Andersen	...	Heksedommer (Witch Judge)
	Gerda Madsen	...	Nonne / Nun
	Aage Hertel	...	Heksedommer (Witch Judge)
	Ib Schønberg	...	Heksedommer (Witch Judge)
	Emmy Schønfeld	...	Marie - The Seamstress (as Emmy Schönfeld)
	Frederik Christensen	...	Borger (Citizen) (as Frederick Christensen)
	Ella La Cour	...	Troldkvinde (Magician) (as Ella la Cour)
	Elisabeth Christensen	...	En ældre bondekone (Older Farm Lady) (as Elizabeth Christensen)
	Henry Seemann	...	Borger (Citizen)
	Alice O'Fredericks	...	Nonne (Nun)
	Knud Rassow	...	Anatomen
	Ellen Rassow	...	En tjenestepige (Maid)
	Holst Jørgensen	...	Ole Kighul
	H.C. Nielsen	...	Juveler assistent (Jeweler's Assistant)
	Albrecht Schmidt	...	Nervelæge (Neurologist)
	William S. Burroughs	...	Narrator (1968 re-release) (voice) (as William Burroughs)
Uncredited Cast
	Karina Bell	...	Nun
	Karen Caspersen	...	Unidentified
	Holger Pedersen	...	Unidentified
Original Music by
	Matti Bye	...	restored version: 2006
	Launy Grøndahl
	Daniel Humair	...	1968
	Barði Jóhannsson	...	as Bardi Johannsson / new score 2006
	Emil Reesen	...	1941
	Ludwig van Beethoven	...	as Ludwig von Beethoven / original score 1922
	Art Zoyd	...	1997
Thanks
	Jeffrey Prawdiuk-Spurr	...	special thanks: esoteric cut

Additional Info
Premiere:	September 18, 1922
Theatrical Release:	May 27, 1929
DVD Release:	September 01, 2008
Blu-ray Release:	October 15, 2019
Countries:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
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Ratings
7.6 / 10

Alternate Titles
Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages
The Witches

Production Companies
Aljosha Production Company
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Distributors
The Criterion Collection (2001) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (digital) (TV)
The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)

Filming Locations
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hellerup Studios, Hellerup, Sjælland, Denmark (Studio)
Hellerup, Sjælland, Denmark

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