Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen Trailers

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Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 - 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael (1924), in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the film's title character.

Most Popular Benjamin Christensen Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

Helgeninderne Trailer (1921)

01 January 1921

Danish horror movie from 1921

Blind Justice Trailer (1916)

25 September 1916

On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong Henry, escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage.

The Mysterious Island Trailer (1929)

05 October 1929

On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants.

The Child Trailer (1940)

20 August 1940

The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady, Ilse.

His Wife, the Unknown Trailer (1923)

19 October 1923

A war blind painter marries his nurse. But after he can see again through an operation, he does not recognize her.

Häxan Trailer (1922)

18 September 1922

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.

Mockery Trailer (1927)

13 August 1927

There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young woman looking for the town of Novokursk.

The Devil's Circus Trailer (1926)

14 February 1926

In 1913, Carl is released from prison, where he served a sentence for stealing. Spurned by his circumstance, Carl rejects God and resumes his fast life of crime.

The Hawk's Nest Trailer (1928)

27 May 1928

Lost 1928 film by Benjamin Benjamin Christensen

Come Home With Me Trailer (1941)

21 November 1941

It centers on the character Helene Hannøe, an attorney who forms close relationships with her troubled clients while trying to solve their problems.

The Woman Who Did Trailer (1925)

18 November 1925

A young woman doesn't want to get married, but simply live together with the man she loves. This leads to problems when the man dies and she's left with a child.

Seven Footprints to Satan Trailer (1929)

27 January 1929

Before a planned African expedition, a man's fiancée worries her father's guest plans to steal one of her father's rubies.

Michael Trailer (1924)

26 September 1924

A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history.

The Haunted House Trailer (1928)

04 November 1928

Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate for the reading of the will, where they meet the estate's staff, which includes a nurse, a crazed doctor, and a sinister handyman.

The Mysterious X Trailer (1914)

23 March 1914

Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a secret liaison with the dubious Count Spinelli.

Children of Divorce Trailer (1939)

11 August 1939

We are in New York. A young Danish girl has a conversation with the Danish-American Mr. Lang. It is understood that she loves his son and that he has sent the young man to London because he thinks they are both too young.

House of Horror Trailer (1929)

28 April 1929

House of Horror is a 1929 American comedy-horror mystery film directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film stars Louise Fazenda and Chester Conklin and was released in both a silent and sound version which featured a Vitaphone soundtrack with talking sequences, music and sound effects.

Witchcraft Through the Ages Trailer (1968)

03 January 1968

A seventy-six-minute version of Häxan, re-edited and re-released in the United States by Metro Pictures Corporation in 1968.

Lady with the Light Gloves Trailer (1942)

03 August 1942

During World War I, the engineer Torben returns home with secret papers from the Russian Tsar to the courier Tuschin, Torben's best friend.