Witchcraft Through the Ages

Witchcraft Through the Ages

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Witchcraft Through the Ages

1968

1h 16m

7.2(8 votes)

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Horror

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Overview

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.

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William S. Burroughs

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William S. Burroughs

Acting

Maren Pedersen

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