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But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

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.

1h 45m1922TMDb 7.6

Swedish

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 September 1922
Runtime
1h 45m
TMDB score
7.6 / 10 (464 votes)

Production

Studios
Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Countries
Sweden

Box Office

Budget
$220,000.0

Languages

Original
Swedish
Spoken
No Language