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The Haunted Castle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Le Manoir du Diable, Haunted Castle, Le Manoir du diable, The House of the Devil
1896 film directed by Georges Méliès
OverviewAI-generated
The Haunted Castle, originally titled Le manoir du diable, is a 1896 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. Produced by the Star Film company, the work is categorized as an early cinema piece featuring supernatural themes and a haunted castle setting. It was released on December 24, 1896.
The film has a runtime of four minutes and is presented in black and white. It holds a vote average of 6.426. The production is described with the tagline "The first horror film!" and remains in released status.
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Film · TMDB
6.4In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.
Cast
- Georges Méliès as Mephistopheles
- Jehanne d'Alcy as Young Woman
Themes
- supernatural
- black and white
- silent film
- haunted castle
- early cinema
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Internet Archive
textsThe Haunted castle; or, The child of misfortune. A Gothic tale
Read online at Internet Archive →via archive.org
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- France
- Director
- Georges Méliès
- Screenwriter
- Georges Méliès
- Cast member
- Georges Méliès
- Producer
- Georges Méliès
- Production company
- Star Film Company
- Cinematographer
- Georges Méliès
- Duration
- 3
- FilmAffinity ID
- 944200
- Image
- La mansión del diablo.jpg
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- set in environment
- castle
- publication date
- 1896-01-01
- title
- The Devil's Castle
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Haunted Castle (1896 film)
- copyright status
- public domain
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- The House of the Devil
Sources (1)
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