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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1477

The Genii of Fire

19084 minFrance

Synopsis

A young couple ignores a warning and enters a ruined temple. Priests trap them inside while a spirit fills the space with fire, leaving them to seek help from the man they dismissed at the entrance.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 4:26
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Behind the scenes

Méliès combines stage machinery and fire effects with multiple exposures. Reused scenery and costumes connect the temple spectacle with other productions made in his studio.

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