The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

S
Samson De Brier
as Lord Shiva / Osiris / Nero / The Great Beast
M
Marjorie Cameron
as The Scarlet Woman / Kali
J
Joan Whitney
as Aphrodite
K
Katy Kadell
as Isis
R
Renate Druks
as Lilith
A
Anaïs Nin
as Astarte
P
Paul Mathison
as Pan
C
Curtis Harrington
as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker
K
Kenneth Anger
as Hecate
P
Peter Loome
as Ganymede

Crew

K
Kenneth Anger
Director
K
Kenneth Anger
Writer
K
Kenneth Anger
Director of Photography
K
Kenneth Anger
Editor
R
Robert Straede
Assistant Camera

The Magick Lantern Cycle

Though later released as a singular DVD, this collection of nine short films are considered seminal works by renown filmmaker Kenneth Anger were made from 1947 to 1972. Together they are commonly identified as "The Magick Lantern Cycle", and "form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history."