The Haunted Castle (1897 British film)
| The Haunted Castle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Albert Smith (attributed) |
Production company | GAS Films (attributed) |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 feet (about 1 minute)[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
The Haunted Castle is a hypothetical
George Albert Smith,[1][2] but which may be a misidentification of a French film by Georges Méliès.[3]
Many of Smith's films show an interest in supernatural themes, such as Photographing a Ghost (1898), The Haunted Picture Gallery (1899), and his major short comedy Mary Jane's Mishap (1903); he also filmed a version of the Faust legend.[2] A film called The Haunted Castle, supposedly released by Smith in December 1897, was attributed to him in the 1973 edition of The British Film Catalogue.[3]
However, the film historian
Le Manoir du diable, made in the winter of 1896–7, is also known as The Haunted Castle after its American release title.)[4]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 9781557832696
- ^ a b Leeder, Murray (2017), The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema, London: Palgrave Macmillan
- ^ a b c Barnes, John (1983), The Rise of the Cinema in Great Britain, London: Bishopsgate Press, p. 86
- ISBN 9782732437323
External links
- The Haunted Castle at IMDb
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