Le manoir du diable (1896)

Country of Origin: France
Year of Production: 1896
Running Times: 2m
Length: 195ft/59 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Aspect Ratio:
Sound: silent

DIRECTION

Director: Georges Méliès

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Robert Houdin/Pathe/Star
Producer: George Méliès

SCRIPT
Script: Georges Méliès

CAST

Georges Méliès (Mephistopheles)
Jeanne d'Alcy

A bat flies into a castle and turns into the Devil, Mephistopheles. He conjurs up a young woman from a cauldron along with a host of skeletons, witches and apparitions, one of which tries to subdue the demon armed with a crucifix. (NOTE: widely regarded to be the very first horror film).

The Devil's Castle
The Devil's Manor
The Haunted Castle
The Manor of the Devil

PERIODICALS

Midnight Marquee no.49 pp.81-82 (USA)
review

BOOKS

The Aurum Film Encyclopedia (2nd Edition) p.16
credits, review

The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.12
credits, review

bats, castles, cauldrons, the devil, ghosts, magic, skeletons, transformations, witches

Last Updated: 8 March, 2010