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Simon, King of the Witches is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bruce Kessler released in USA on 2 april 1971 with Andrew Prine
Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
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Add to a movie listSimon, King of the Witches is a 1971 film directed by Bruce Kessler and starring Andrew Prine. Not technically a straight horror film as the title might suggest, it also falls in the realm of camp and psychedelia. It is considered a cult classic.
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Simon Sinestrari (Andrew Prine), a cynical Ceremonial magician, is on a quest to become a god. Simon is living in a sewer, selling his charms and potions for money, when he is befriended by a young male prostitute named Turk (George Paulsin). Turk introduces Simon to his world of drugs, wild parties, and bizarre Satanic rituals featuring a goat and Andy Warhol star Ultra Violet. Death, freakouts and mayhem ensue, along with romance for Simon with the district attorney's vague daughter (Brenda Scott).Actors
Andrew Prine
(Simon Sinestrari)
Brenda Scott
(Linda Rackum)
Norman Burton
(Dist. Atty. Willard Rackum)
Isabelle Collin-Dufresne
(Sarah)
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