Haxan.1922.DVDR.NTSC.DVD9.CRiTERiON.nfo
Haxan (1922)
AKAs:
Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (USA) (DVD box title)
Heksen (Denmark)
The Witches (USA)
Witchcraft Through the Ages (International: English title) (short version)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013257/
Criterion #134
http://www.criterion.com/films/352
Director: Benjamin Christensen
Description: 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.
Format: NTSC
DVD9: 7.76 GB - Exact Untouched Copy + cover
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital 5.0 | Mono | Silent
Subtitle: English
Disc Features:
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.
Stills gallery.
New English translation of intertitles.
Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968), the 76-minute version of Haxan, narrated by William S. Burroughs, with a soundtrack featuring Jean-Luc Ponty.
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.
Time: 87 minutes + 76 minutes
DVD Studio: Criterion
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