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Faust in the Underworld

Plot: The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges Méliès' early cinematic treatment likely got away with simply offering a fancifully illustrated late episode without the earlier narrative context (however, spoken narration provides some of the latter in this restored print). Tempted by Mephistopheles with all kinds of dancing and ethereal babes, Faust is at first excited and then terrified by the sight of various demons and monsters
Release Date: Saturday, December 12 1903
120 years ago
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Portrait of Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
Georges Méliès was
42 in Faust in the Underworld
as 'Mephistopholes'.
Mon, Dec 09 1861 –
Fri, Jan 21 1938

Crew

Portrait of Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
Georges Méliès was
42 in Faust in the Underworld
as 'Director'
Mon, Dec 09 1861 –
Fri, Jan 21 1938
Portrait of Hector BerliozHector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz would have been no older than
65 in Faust in the Underworld
as 'Poem'
Sun, Dec 11 1803 –
Mon, Mar 08 1869