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Haxan
Licensor Information
Svensk Filmindustri
Directed by: Benjamin Christensen
Featuring: Benjamin Christensen
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.
Details by Film
Haxan
Year: 1922
Time: 104
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Musical Score Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Musical Score Dolby Digital Surround 5.0
Haxan
Witchcraft Through the AgesYear: 1968
Time: 76
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
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Free
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Musical Score Dolby Digital Surround 5.0
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Score, Audio Commentary, Outtakes, Gallery, Feature Film, Insert
- 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
Release Notes on Restoration
Haxan
The Swedish Film Institute's restoration of Häxan began with the creation of a fine-grain master made from the original camera negative. The intertitles, most of which had been lost, were replaced with new film titles. Then, the SFI recreated the tinting that had originally been present in theatrical prints of Häxan, bringing this version much closer to what audiences might have seen at the time if its original release.
Häxan is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was made on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm low-contrast print, at the Swedish Film Institute's recommended speed of 20 frames per second. During shots of rapid motion, there is a "tracer" effect; this is present in the original film image.
Häxan is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was made on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm low-contrast print, at the Swedish Film Institute's recommended speed of 20 frames per second. During shots of rapid motion, there is a "tracer" effect; this is present in the original film image.
Haxan
Witchcraft Through the Ages is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master.