- Satanis
Infobox Film
name = Satanis
caption =
director =Ray Laurent
producer =Ray Laurent
writer =
starring =Anton LaVey
music =Anton LaVey
cinematography = Richard EismanCarlon Tanner
editing = Sean Erik
distributor =Sherpix
released = March 1970
runtime = 86 min.
country = USA
language = English
preceded_by =
amg_id = 1:159625
imdb_id = 0063550"Satanis: The Devil's Mass" is a 1970 American
documentary film aboutAnton LaVey and theChurch of Satan . It was directed and produced byRay Laurent .Production
Filmed in
San Francisco, California .Summary
A compilation of ritual magic footage and interviews with LaVey's family, neighbors, and CoS members. Also interviewed are
Christian priests andMormon missionaries .Marketing
Display ads at theater showings read: "Satanis" is the most pertinent, and perhaps the most shocking film of our time. But it’s definitely not a movie for everyone. If you choose not to see it, we will understand.” [ [http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/CShistory6HOR.html A Brief History of the Church of Satan 6. Hell on Reels ] ]
Home video
On 17 June 2003,
Something Weird Video released "Satanis" onDVD together with "Sinthia, the Devil's Doll " (1968, d.Ray Dennis Steckler ).Bonus features included the short films "British Black Mass", "My Tale Is Hot" (1964), and "Sex Ritual of the Occult".
Influence
The
Church of Satan makes the case, in " [http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/AltarCinemaHammer.html The Altars of Satanic Cinema: The Satanism of Hammer Films] ", that ritual imagery captured in "Satanis" was adopted in several of theHammer Films .References
External links
*imdb title|id=0063550|title=Satanis
*amg title|id=1:159625|title=Satanis
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3bH9KaGlY "Satanis" trailer] atYouTube
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