Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Simon Callow | ... | Professor Haddo / Aleister Crowley | |
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Kal Weber | ... | Joshua Mathers |
Lucy Cudden | ... | Lia Robinson | |
Jud Charlton | ... | Victor Nuberg | |
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Paul McDowell | ... | Symonds |
John Shrapnel | ... | Crowley | |
Terence Bayler | ... | Professor Brent (as Terrence Bayler) | |
Richard Franklin | ... | Dean of Trinity University | |
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Mike Shannon | ... | Alex |
Helen Millar | ... | Rose | |
Geoffrey Breton | ... | Young Symonds (as Geoff Breton) | |
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Sean Rea | ... | Young Alex |
Thomas Nelstrop | ... | Jones | |
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Robert Ashby | ... | Chaplain Marshall |
Esmé Bianco | ... | Mavis |
In 1947, noted Neo-Pagan Aleister Crowley dies. In Cambridge, 43 years later, with the help of a computer, Crowley's spirit takes over the body of Haddo, a mild-mannered, stuttering don. Over four days, as Crowley prepares for an occult extravaganza, bodies pile up, Crowley's elect engage in rites of passage, and Lia, a red-headed campus reporter, sniffs out a story that puts her in grave danger. Mathers, a scientist recently arrived from Cal Tech, may hold the key to her destiny. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
The premise was interesting though a bit convoluted.
The acting and directing were acceptable.
The one thing that ruined this film for me was the sound editing. Perhaps it was the copy I watched.
Perhaps it is really the way it was edited.
Dialog so low you cannot hear followed by a crappy musical score that blared every time it came in. If you are a fan of the music guy, and I am not, it may work for you. To me, the balance between music and dialog was totally amateur at best and ruined what could have been a very interesting movie.