Häxan (1922)

Haxan (Danish title: Heksen English English title: The Witches or Witchraft Through the Ages) is a 1922 Swedish-Danish documentary-style anthology silent horror film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen.

Plot
In a documentary-style we are shown several stories each showing a certain point in the evolution of witchcraft beginning from its pagan origins to its confusion with insanity.

​Cast

 * Benjamin Christensen as Djaevlen
 * Elisabeth Christensen as En Aeldre Bondekone
 * Maren Pederson as Heksen
 * Clara Pontoppidan as Nonne
 * Elith Pio as Heksedommer
 * Oscar Stribolt as Graabroder
 * Tora Teje as En Hysterisk Kvinde
 * John Andersen as Chief Inquisitor
 * Poul Reumert as Juveler
 * Karen Winther as Anna's Sister