Le manoir du diable

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Le manoir du diable

"The first horror film!"

1896

0h 4m

6.4(209 votes)

Fantasy

Horror

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.

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Directing

Georges Méliès

Mephistopheles

Acting

Jehanne d'Alcy

Young Woman

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