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Chemical Wedding is a British film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 4 may 2008 with Simon Callow
Chemical Wedding (2008)
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Add to a movie listChemical Wedding (released in the U.S. as Crowley) is a British supernatural horror/science fiction film produced by Bill&Ben Productions in conjunction with the London-based Focus Films. It is directed by Julian Doyle. The story is based on an original screenplay by Bruce Dickinson, frontman of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson released a solo album entitled The Chemical Wedding in 1998, which, despite sharing the title and title track from the film's soundtrack, is otherwise unrelated.
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Upon entering a VR machine, Professor Oliver Haddo, a modern Cambridge scholar, becomes possessed by the spirit of the infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, as the machine's program has been corrupted by a former follower of Crowley. Resurrected 50 years after his death, Crowley begins his occult practices anew, seeking a new "scarlet bride" whom he can marry in an occult ceremony which will increase his power.Actors
Simon Callow
(Haddo)
Paul McDowell
(Symons)
John Shrapnel
(Crowley)
Terence Bayler
(Professor Brent)
Esmé Bianco
(Mavis)
Richard Franklin
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