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.
Direction
Méliès pioneered the jump cut — literally invented movie magic.
Practical Effects
Every effect done in-camera; no CGI, just pure theatrical ingenuity.
Director
Georges Méliès
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Méliès discovered the jump cut by accident when his camera jammed, then weaponized it as special effects.
This single short established horror as a film genre before 'genre' was even a concept.
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