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The Occult Experience

  • 1985
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
129
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The Occult Experience (1985)
Documentary

An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.An examination of occultism as practiced in different parts of the world.

  • Director
    • Frank Heimans
  • Writers
    • Nevill Drury
    • Paul Ricketts
  • Stars
    • Margot Adler
    • Michael Aquino
    • Lilith Sinclair
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    129
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Heimans
    • Writers
      • Nevill Drury
      • Paul Ricketts
    • Stars
      • Margot Adler
      • Michael Aquino
      • Lilith Sinclair
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast24

    Margot Adler
    Margot Adler
    • Self - Occult Author
    Michael Aquino
    • Self - Temple of Set Founder
    Lilith Sinclair
    Lilith Sinclair
    • Self - Temple of Set
    Anton LaVey
    Anton LaVey
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Anton La Vey)
    Dean Shilton
    • Self - Anglican Church
    • (as Rev. Dean Shilton)
    Selena Fox
    • Self - Wiccan Witch
    Alex Sanders
    • Self - King of Witches
    Janet Farrar
    • Self - Wiccan Witch
    Stewart Farrar
    • Self - Wicca Witch
    Rosaleen Norton
    • Self - Witch
    • (archive footage)
    Z. Budapest
    • Self - Dianic Wicca
    Luisah Teish
    • Self - Witch
    Garry Penhall
    • Self - New Testament Christian
    Ruth Penhall
    • Self - New Testament Christian
    Olivia Robertson
    • Self - Fellowship of Isis
    Lawrence Durdin-Robertson
    • Self - Fellowship of Isis
    Joan Halifax
    • Self - Anthropologist
    • (as Dr. Joan Halifax)
    Michael Harner
    • Self - Shaman
    • (as Dr. Michael Harner)
    • Director
      • Frank Heimans
    • Writers
      • Nevill Drury
      • Paul Ricketts
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    User reviews7

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    • Trivia
      This film is mentioned in The Blair Witch Project tie-in book of the same name. Heather's journal notes she rented it from Blockbuster just days before she went into the Black Hills.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: If the devil lives anywhere, it could be in San Francisco.
    • Connections
      Features Satanis: The Devil's Mass (1970)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1985 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Frank Heimans and Nevill Drury's the Occult Experience
    • Filming locations
      • Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Cinetel Productions Ltd.
      • J.C. Williamson Ltd.
      • The Australian Film Commission
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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