Satanis

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Satanis
Directed by	Ray Laurent
Produced by	Ray Laurent
Starring	Anton LaVey
Music by	Anton LaVey
Cinematography	Richard Eisman Carlon Tanner
Editing by	Sean Erik
Distributed by	Sherpix
Release date(s)	March 1970
Running time	86 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Satanis: The Devil's Mass is a 1970 American documentary film about Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan. It was directed and produced by Ray Laurent.

Contents 1 Production 2 Summary 3 Marketing 4 Home video 5 Influence 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Production

Filmed in San Francisco, California.

[edit] Summary

A compilation of ritual magic footage and interviews with LaVey's family, neighbors, and CoS members. Also interviewed are Christian priests and Mormon missionaries.

[edit] 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.” ^[1]

[edit] Home video

On 17 June 2003, Something Weird Video released Satanis on DVD 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.

[edit] Influence

The Church of Satan makes the case, in "The Altars of Satanic Cinema: The Satanism of Hammer Films", that ritual imagery captured in Satanis was adopted in several of the Hammer Films.

[edit] References

1. ^ A Brief History of the Church of Satan 6. Hell on Reels

[edit] External links

• Satanis at the Internet Movie Database
• Satanis at Allmovie
• Satanis trailer at YouTube