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Faust aux enfers
Also known as [The Damnation of Faust], [The Damnation of Dr. Faust]
(1903) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès
Cast: Georges Méliès [Mephistopheles]
Méliès Star-Film production. / Produced by Georges Méliès. Scenario by Georges Méliès, from a poem “La Damnation de Faust” by Hector Berlioz. Production design by Georges Méliès. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The film was released in the USA by [?] Lubin Manufacturing Company? on 12 December 1903.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Lubin promotional materials] Scenes. 1. The Route to the Depths of Perdition (a Dazzingly Sensational New Effect.) 2. The Fantastical Ride. 3. The Gloomy Pass. 4. The Stream. 5. The Entrance to the Lower Regions. 6. The Marvelous Grottoes (tableau with six dissolving Scenes.) 7. The Crystal Stalactites 8. The Devil’s Hole 9. The Ice Cavern. 10. The Goddesses of Antiquity (a Superb Fantastical Ballet in a Snowstorm.) 11. The Subterranean Cascade (a New Trick with Apparition in a Waterfall.) 12. The Nymphs of the Underworld. — The Seven Headed Hydra — The Demons — The Struggle of Water with Fire (a big Novelty.) 13. The Descent to Satan’s Domain (a clever trick now first shown.) 14. The Furnace. 15. The Triumph of Mephistopheles.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 1 January 2025.
References: Lahue-Collecting p. 32, Pratt-Spellbound p. ?; Robinson-Palace p. 77 : Website-IMDb.
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