The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
449 audience votes
Key crew
- Benjamin ChristensenDirector
- Benjamin ChristensenWriter
- Launy GrøndahlOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Benjamin ChristensenDevil
- Ella La CourKarna / Sorceress
- Emmy SchønfeldKarna's Assistant
- Kate FabianOld Maid
- Oscar StriboltFat Monk
- Wilhelmine HenriksenApelone / A Poor Old Woman
- Elisabeth ChristensenAnna's Mother
- Astrid HolmAnna
- Karen WintherAnna's Sister
- Maren PedersenMaria the Weaver / A Witch
- Johannes AndersenPater Henrik / Witch Judge
- Elith PioJohannes / Witch Judge
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