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Roman Candles is a american film of genre Comedy directed by John Waters released in USA on 1 january 1966 with Divine
Roman Candles (1966)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1966
Length 40minutes
Directed by John Waters
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating67%
Roman Candles is a 1966 short film by filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Mary Vivian Pearce, David Lochary, Mink Stole, and Maelcum Soul.
The film was shown "triple projected" on three 8mm projectors running simultaneously, but has never been released commercially. However, it was screened occasionally in 2004 as part of the touring exhibition John Waters: Change of Life.
Actors
Divine
(Party Guest / Man with Scarf)
Maelcum Soul
(Smoking Nun)
David Lochary
(Reading Man)
Mary Vivian Pearce
(Woman Attacked by Fan)
Mink Stole
(Party Guest)
John Waters
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