Häxan
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Release Date: 23/06/2025
Edition: Restored Special Edition
Genre: World Cinema
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: 15
Label: Radiance Films
Actors: Poul Reumert, John Anderson, Benjamin Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Oscar Stribolt, Clara Pontoppidan, Tora Teje, Elith Pio, Karen Winther, Emmy Schoenfeld, Astrid Holm, John Andersen
Director: Benjamin Christensen
Number of Discs: 2
Duration: 105 minutes
Audio Languages: Silent
Subtitle Languages: English
A series of eerie vignettes depict images of sorcery and evil on screen, from representations of occultism and religious hypocrisy to a chilling witch hunt in the Middle Ages. Directed by and starring Benjamin Christensen as the Devil, Häxan mixes documentary and fiction forms to create an unsettling brew that prefigures everything from Gothic horror to the found footage film.
Special Features: Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Guy Adams and A.K. Benedict (2024)., Three optional scores: Matti Bye (2006), Bronnt Industries Kapital (2007), and Geoff Smith (2007); 'Witchcraft Through the Ages': Alternate cut of the film featuring narration by William S. Boroughs and soundtrack by Jean-Luc Ponty (1968, 77 mins); 'Häxan - The Esoteric Cut': Alternate cut of the film featuring English intertitles and soundtrack by Lawrence Leherissey (Date unknown, 84 mins); 'Witchcraft Through the Ages': French version of the film featuring narration by Jean-Pierre Kalfon (1990, 82 mins); Introduction by director Benjamin Christensen (1941, 8 mins); Recently discovered costume screen test (1922, 2 mins); Visual essay by Vito A. Rowlands (author); Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow., Outtakes