Screenwriter

Benjamin Christensen

Classic Era1879–1959DramaHorrorComedyCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 18 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

11 total writing credits

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Häxan

1922

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The Child

1940

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Full Writing Credits

1940The ChildWriter6.7 1939Children of DivorceWriter5.7 1929Seven Footprints to SatanScreenplay6.2 1929House of HorrorStory10.0 1928The Haunted HouseWriter7.0 1927MockeryStory6.9

About

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.

As Director

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1929Seven Footprints to Satan 1927Mockery 1925The Woman Who Did 1922Häxan 1929The Mysterious Island 1914The Mysterious X

As Actor

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Häxan

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