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Legend of the Witches (1970)

Name: Legend of the Witches
Director: Malcolm Leigh
Genre: Documentary, Occult, Witchcraft
Released: 1970
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Guy Standeven, Alex Sanders, Maxine Sanders

1970 · Malcolm Leigh · 72 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals. X-rated upon its original release, this documentary looks in detail at previously hidden magic rites and rituals. Sharing the secrets of initiation into a coven, divination through animal sacrifice, ritual scrying, the casting of a 'death spell', and the chilling intimacy of a Black Mass.

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