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The Haunted Castle( 1896)

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Overview

In 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Georges Méliès

      Mephistopheles

    2. cast image

      Jehanne d'Alcy

      Young woman

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    A review by RottenPop

    5
    Written by RottenPop on Tue Feb 21 2017
    According to Wikipedia in August of 2011, Le Manoir du diable by Georges Melies is the first horror movie. Well, actually its a short film (about three minuets or so) but film was really hard to come by in that time so this counts as a film to me. The plot of the film is basic, you have your hero being tormented by demonic things in a crazy castle room... However, that plot isn't what brought the crowds. The thing that drove the popularity of these films was the fact that you were seeing motion on screen. I suggest going and seeing Hugo. That film is spectacular. It answered so many question...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • supernatural
    • black and white
    • silent film
    • haunted castle
    • early cinema