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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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- Viborg, Denmark
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- Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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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Benjamin Christensen was born on September 28, 1879 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Blind Justice (1916), Häxan (1922) and Seven Footprints to Satan (1929). He was married to Karen Winther, Sigrid Stahl and Ellen Arctander. He died on April 2, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
