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Aleister Crowley: The Beast 666

Aleister Crowley: The Beast 666

Genres

Documentary

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Aleister Crowley was the most well known and influential occult magician of modern times. His admirers saw him as the prophet of a new age. His detractors denounced him as a Satanist, a drug addict and a sex maniac. The Great Beast, as he called himself, continues to be an influence on the spiritual world today.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

47 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 January 2007

Country

Canada

Cast

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Narrator

Marco Pasi

Marco Pasi

Professor at University of Amsterdam

Richard Kaczynski

Richard Kaczynski

Aleister Crowley Biographer

Lon Milo DuQuette

Lon Milo DuQuette

Magician and Author

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