The Criterion Collection

Häxan

Edition no. 134

The Criterion Collection 2001 DVD (USA) The Criterion Collection 2019 Blu-ray (USA)
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  • Release Date: October 16 2001
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $39.95
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Svensk Filmindustri
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. The Criterion Collection is proud to present two versions of this genre-defying “documentary,” for the first time ever on DVD.
  • Year: 1922
  • Time: 104 | 76 min.

Technical Specifications

Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono , Musical Score 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo , Musical Score 5.0 Dolby Digital Surround
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Subtitles: English
Region: 1/2/3/4/5/6
Discs: 1 Disc |  DVD-9

Supplements

  • Music from the original Danish premiere, arranged by film music specialist Gillian Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra, presented in Dolby Digital 5.0
  • Commentary by Danish silent film scholar Casper Tybjerg
  • A short selection of outtakes
  • Bibliothèque diabolique, a photographic exploration of Christensen’s historical sources, created in 2001
  • Stills gallery
  • Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968), the 76-minute version of Häxan narrated by author William S. Burroughs, with a soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty
  • Insert featuring an essay by Chris Fujiwara and notes on the score by Gillian B. Anderson

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Release Credits

Producer: Issa Clubb
Artwork: Eva Wah

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