| Satan in Prison | |
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Starring | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | Approx. 5 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Satan in Prison (French:Satan en prison) is a 1907 Frenchsilenttrick film byGeorges Méliès. The film tells the story of an imprisoned man (played by Méliès himself) who turns out to be theDevil in disguise.
The film features Méliès in a room which is intended to be a cell and he finds ways to cure his boredom by performing tricks, such as vanishing and magically appearing picture frames and sudden appearing fireplaces and dinner tables with wine. Towards the end of the film he appears as Satan and tricks his guards by disappearing in a blanket.
Méliès, who had begun his performing career as a successful stage magician, often featured the Devil in his films, taking advantage of the character's possibilities as a creator of strange magical happenings.[1] InSatan in Prison, as was his usual practice, Méliès himself appears as the Devil.[2]
The film'sspecial effects were created withpyrotechnics andsubstitution splices. Méliès filmed an expanded version of the same idea, with many of the same props but with more characters and a more elaborate narrative, two years later asThe Diabolic Tenant.[2]Satan in Prison was sold by Méliès'sStar Film Company and numbered 1010–1013 in its catalogues.[3]
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