The Haunted Castle
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The Haunted Castle is an 1896 French silent short film by Georges Méliès, often regarded as the first horror film in cinema history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Haunted Castle canonical | 3 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
ⓘ
film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Le Manoir du diable
ⓘ
The Devil’s Castle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Georges Méliès ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Georges Méliès ⓘ |
| distributor | Star Film Company ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Méphistophélès
ⓘ
surface form:
Mephistopheles
|
| featuresElement |
bats
ⓘ
demons ⓘ ghosts ⓘ skeletons ⓘ |
| featuresTechnique |
stage-style theatrical mise-en-scène
ⓘ
stop-substitution effects ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Montreuil, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
|
| genre |
fantasy film
ⓘ
horror film ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasColorVersion | hand-colored prints (later) ⓘ |
| notableFor | being often regarded as the first horror film in cinema history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (silent) ⓘ |
| producer | Georges Méliès ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Georges Méliès’s Star Film Company
ⓘ
Star Film Company ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| writer | Georges Méliès ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Haunted Castle Description of subject: The Haunted Castle is an 1896 French silent short film by Georges Méliès, often regarded as the first horror film in cinema history.
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