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UK import. Blu-ray disc is region free and will play on all Blu-ray players worldwide.
 
Haxan Blu-ray presents Benjamin Christensen’s landmark 1922 silent classic, an eerie fusion of documentary and dramatized horror exploring witchcraft, superstition and religious hysteria across the ages. Through striking vignettes of occult ritual, medieval witch trials and demonic imagery — with Christensen himself appearing as the Devil — the film crafts a bold, unsettling vision that prefigures Gothic horror and modern genre experimentation.
 
Long released in multiple edits, this special edition gathers four distinct versions of the film for the first time in the UK, including a 2K restoration by original production company Svensk Filmindustri. A visually audacious and historically provocative work, Haxan remains one of cinema’s most daring early masterpieces.
 
director: Benjamin Christensen
1922 / 76–104 min (various cuts) / Silent with musical scores

Haxan [Special Edition UK Import] [Blu-ray]

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  • LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

    • 2K restoration by Svensk Filmindustri with score by Matti Bye (2006)
    • Witchcraft through the Ages – alternate cut with narration by William S. Burroughs and soundtrack by Jean-Luc Ponty (1968, 77 mins), newly transferred in 2K from a 16mm dupe negative
    • Introduction by director Benjamin Christensen (1941, 8 mins)
    • Outtakes – test footage featuring scenes for Häxan, Hævnens Nat [Night of Revenge] and other work (1922, 12 mins)
    • Recently discovered costume screen test (1922, 2 mins)
    • Appreciation by Guillermo del Toro (2024, 14 mins)
    • For Satan: The Convert’s Guide to Häxan – visual essay by Vito A. Rowlands (2024, 12 mins)
    • Audio commentary by Guy Adams and A.K. Benedict (2024)
    • 2K restoration with scores by Bronnt Industries Kapital (2007) and Geoff Smith (2007)
    • Häxan – The Esoteric Cut with English intertitles and soundtrack by Lawrence Leherissey (84 mins)
    • Witchcraft through the Ages – French version with narration by Jean-Pierre Kalfon (1990, 82 mins), sourced from the best surviving VHS
    • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
    • Special edition booklet featuring new writing by Pamela Hutchinson
    • Special edition of 3000 copies, presented full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

     

    Additional details
    Label: Radiance
    Year: 1922
    Certification: 15
    Region: ABC (Region Free)
    Catalogue number: RAD078BDSE
    EAN: 5060974681495
    Release date: 23/06/25

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