The Damnation of Faust


1903

Brief Synopsis

Lubin summary: Scenes. 1. The Route to the Depths of Perdition (a Dazzingly Sensational New Effect.) 2. The Fantastical Ride. 3. The Gloomy Pass. 4. The Stream. 5. The Entrance to the Lower Regions. 6. The Marvelous Grottoes (tableau with six dissolving Scenes.) 7. The Crystal Stalactites 8...

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 12, 1903
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Georges Méliès
Distribution Company
Georges Méliès; S. Lubin
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the song-poem La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz.

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
493 or 490ft

Synopsis

Lubin summary: Scenes. 1. The Route to the Depths of Perdition (a Dazzingly Sensational New Effect.) 2. The Fantastical Ride. 3. The Gloomy Pass. 4. The Stream. 5. The Entrance to the Lower Regions. 6. The Marvelous Grottoes (tableau with six dissolving Scenes.) 7. The Crystal Stalactites 8. The Devil's Hole 9. The Ice Cavern. 10. The Goddesses of Antiquity (a Superb Fantastical Ballet in a Snowstorm.) 11. The Subterranean Cascade (a New Trick with Apparition in a Waterfall.) 12. The Nymphs of the Underworld.--The Seven Headed Hydra--The Demons--The Struggle of Water with Fire (a big Novelty.) 13. The Descent to Satan's Domain (a clever trick now first shown.) 14. The Furnace. 15. The Triumph of Mephistopheles.

Film Details

Release Date
Dec 12, 1903
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Georges Méliès
Distribution Company
Georges Méliès; S. Lubin
Country
France
Screenplay Information
Based on the song-poem La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz.

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
493 or 490ft

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Notes

Reissued by HRS ca April 24, 1909.