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Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he was best known for his 1922 film Häxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages).
Benjamin Christensen (1879-1959) was a filmmaker who made Blind Justice, Häxan and Seven Footprints to Satan. He also acted in some of his own films and had a famous voice that Enrico Caruso heard in a hotel.
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Benjamin Christensen (born Sept. 28, 1879, Viborg, Den.—died April 3, 1959, Copenhagen) was a Danish motion-picture director known for his exploration of the macabre. Christensen began his career as an opera singer in 1902 but later became an actor and then a director.
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Häxan (Swedish: [ˈhɛ̂ksan], "The Witch"; Danish and Norwegian Bokmål: Heksen, "The Witch"; English: The Witches; released in the US in 1968 as Witchcraft Through the Ages) is a 1922 silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen.
Häxan is a 1922 Danish film that explores the scientific hypothesis that witches were hysterical women. It combines horror, documentary, and essay elements in a unique and influential way.
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Sep 29, 2022 · However, around the same time as Murnau's film, another seminal, but today less celebrated, horror was released: the Swedish-produced Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages by Danish director...
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Dec 6, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Benjamin Christensen, the director of 'Häxan' and a pioneer of visual tricks and self-staging. Discover how he went from opera singer to filmmaker, and how he made films in Denmark, Sweden and Hollywood.
