The Devil's Castle (1897) Le château hanté (original title) Country: France Language: French Watch trailors

The Devil's Castle (1897)

Released under different titles in France--and not surprisingly, often confused with its analogous 1896 movie, "Le Manoir du Diable (1896)"--Georges Méliès' Haunted Castle is considered, by all means, a remake.

Director: Georges Méliès (uncredited)

Star: Georges Méliès

Cast

Uncredited cast:

Georges Méliès Georges Méliès ... The Nobleman of the Castle (uncredited)

Storyline

A man dressed in red is ushered into an antechamber in a Castle and offered a seat. When he tried to sit down the chair moves to the other side of the room causing the man to fall on the floor. Standing up he strides to the chair but on trying to lift it a Spector materializes in the chair, arises and challenges the man. The man pulls out his sword and lunges at the Spector but it changes into a skeleton. Seeing the change the man tried to grab the skeleton but it changes into an armor clad guard. The man attempts to move the guard but a devil appears and waves the man away. The man recoils from the devil and tries to leave but the Spector reappears. Both it and the devil frighten the man from the antechamber. 

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Plot Keywords: devil | skeleton | trick photography | trick film | mephistopheles 

Genres: Short | Horror

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Details

Country: France

Language: French

Release Date: 13 May 1899 (USA) 

Also Known As: The Devil's Castle 

Filming Locations: Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Company Credits

Production Co: Star-Film 

Technical Specs

Runtime: 3 min

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White | Color (hand-colored)