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.
as Devil
as Karna, Sorceress
as Karna's Assistant
as Old Maid
as Fat Monk
as Apelone, a Poor Old Woman
as Anna's Mother
as Anna
as Anna's Sister
as Maria the Weaver, a Witch
as Pater Henrik, Witch Judge
as Johannes, Witch Judge
as Witch Judge
as Witch Judge
as Peter Titta
as Sister Cecilia, Nun
as Flagellating Nun
as Nun
as Nun
as Nun
as Modern Hysteric and Kleptomaniac
as Jeweler
as Jeweler's Assistant
as Psychiatrist
as Anatomist
as Maid
as Citizen
as Citizen
as Unidentified
as Unidentified
as Chief Inquisitor