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Häxan AKA Witchcraft Through the Ages AKA The Witches AKA Haxan (1922)
Everything you need to know about witchcraft through the ages.Director: Benjamin Christensen
Year of Copyright: 1922
Year of Production: 1920-21
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* The Film: Häxan (1922) (105:08)
* The Film: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968) (76:38)
Audio commentary by Danish film scholar Casper Tybjerg (on "Häxan") (2001)
"Introduction: Benjamin Christensen" 1941 featurette (8:10)
Outtakes (4:32)
"Bibliotheque Diabolique: A Photographic Exploration of Christensen's Historical Sources" still gallery (111 images and text screens)
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Subtitles:English (optional) for Swedish Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):"Häxan":
Music Dolby Digital 5.0 (music score arranged and conducted by Gillian Anderson)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (music score arranged and conducted by Gillian Anderson)
"Witchcraft Through the Ages":
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A PAL > NTSC transfer.
Häxan is from the 1976 Swedish Film Institute photochemical restoration.
Includes an 8-page fold out liner notes leaflet by Chris Fujiwara and "About the Music" by Gillian Anderson. It also contains cast and crew information, DVD production credits, score credits, special thanks, information about the transfers and chapter information.
The transfer of Häxan is window boxed on all four sides. -
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Extras:Photo Gallery - with piano score by Matti Bye and optional English subtitles (3:52)
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Subtitles:English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish (optional) for Swedish Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (orchestral score by Matti Bye)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 12-page illustrated bilingual booklet in Swedish and English.
Also in the Svenska Stumfilmsklassiker 6-DVD box set. -
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Extras:* The Film: 1922 version "Häxan" (105:05)
* The Film: 1968 version "Witchcraft Through the Ages" (76:38) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for Swedish Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):"Häxan":
Music Dolby Digital 5.0 (music score arranged and conducted by Gillian Anderson)
Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (music score by "Bronnt Industries Kapital")
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (music score by "Bronnt Industries Kapital")
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (music score by Geoff Smith)
"Witchcraft Through the Ages":
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 6-page liner notes booklet by David Parkinson.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion release has both versions of the film with the most extras, though note it uses PAL to NTSC transfers.
The UK release has both versions of the film with additional music score options.
In 1968, Häxan was re-edited and re-released in the US as "Witchcraft Through the Ages", with narration by William S. Burroughs and a jazz score by Daniel Humair.
The US and UK releases include the original "Häxan" (1922) and the re-release "Witchcraft Through the Ages" (1968) and use the same source.
There are three restorations of the original Swedish version of Häxan:
- 1976 Swedish Film Institute tinted photochemical restoration
- 2007 Swedish Film Institute tinted photochemical restoration
- 2016 Swedish Film Institute tinted digital restoration
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the original 1922 version "Häxan" (1976 restoration) (105:08 PAL > NTSC) and the 1968 reissue version "Witchcraft Through the Ages" (76:38 PAL > NTSC)
- R2 Sweden- Svenska Filminstitutet - No cuts - 2007 Swedish Film Institute photochemical restoration (106:41 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts - Includes the original 1922 version "Häxan" (1976 restoration) (105:05 PAL) and the 1968 version "Witchcraft Through the Ages" (76:38)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 18/06/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 06/03/22UPDATE LOG:
02/02/19: Added Scandinavia.
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16/02/19: Updated notes.
23/09/19: Updated notes.
06/03/22: Added detail to Criterion.
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