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The Haunted Castle( 1897)

TV-MAHorror
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Overview

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

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      Georges Méliès

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    A review by RottenPop

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    Written by RottenPop on Tue Feb 21 2017
    In 1897, George Albert Smith decided to remake a historic film that came out the year before it. Smith wanted to remake Méliès’ Le Manoir Du Diable. A short film from 1896 that showed a young man being tormented in an old castle. The short that Smith produced is shorter than Méliès. Le Manoir runs at about three minuets, where Smiths british produced The Haunted Castle clocks in at only one minuet and one second. However, Smiths version kicks right off with the “Action” jumping right into action with our hero being tormented by the nocturnal naughtiness. The general feel of this short(er)...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • silent film
    • ghost