Witchcraft Through the Ages

A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968. It is narrated by author William S. Burroughs, with a jazz score and soundtrack featuring violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.

1968

History·Horror·Documentary

1h 16min

Top Billed Cast

Maren Pedersen
The Witch

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