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The House of the Devil

Original title: Le manoir du diable
  • 1896
  • Not Rated
  • 3m
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6.7/10
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The House of the Devil (1896)
ShortHorror

With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.

  • Director
    • Georges Méliès
  • Writer
    • Georges Méliès
  • Stars
    • Jehanne d'Alcy
    • Jules-Eugène Legris
    • Georges Méliès
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    6.7/10
    3.7K
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    • Director
      • Georges Méliès
    • Writer
      • Georges Méliès
    • Stars
      • Jehanne d'Alcy
      • Jules-Eugène Legris
      • Georges Méliès
    • 32User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
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    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
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    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
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    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)
    Jules-Eugène Legris in The House of the Devil (1896)

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    Jehanne d'Alcy
    • Young woman
    • (as Jeanne d'Alcy)
    Jules-Eugène Legris
    • Mephistopheles
    • (unconfirmed)
    Georges Méliès
    Georges Méliès
    • Mephistopheles
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      • Georges Méliès
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      • Georges Méliès
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    • Trivia
      Film historians argue that this is the first film depiction of a vampire. While director and actor credited his character as Mephistopheles, a legendary demon, many horror elements associated with vampires exist in the film and are exhibited by the character. These include the transformation from bat to human form, conjuring a harem of demonic brides, apparent mesmeric control, and the ability to conjure humans and creatures to serve him. Many of vampire stereotypes featured here remained tropes in early films about vampires.
    • Goofs
      One of the ghosts (all of whom are wearing a white sheet over their head) cannot see where he is going, and walks right into a wall.
    • Connections
      Featured in Horror Hotel: Nosferatu (2015)

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    5/10
    not a horror but a comedy
    this film, although generally seen as the first horror, was in fact originally intended to amuse rather than scare. its only when you look at it with todays understanding of horror conventions that we see it as such. yes, it does correspond with the whole dark and impending thing and have aspects of the supernatural and creatures that we, as a modern cinema going audience connect automatically with horror, but if you view it as those at the time would have, you start to see that contrary to being a fear inspiring piece, it is actually a very interesting and cleverly put together series of artistic images. also, bearing in mind the level of filmic technology available at the time, is a fairly superior piece, but most definitely not a horror.
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    • r-j-marsh
    • Apr 13, 2007

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 1896 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • The Haunted Castle
    • Filming locations
      • Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies
      • Georges Méliès
      • Star-Film
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    • Runtime
      3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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