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Released
1906 · FILM

The 400 Tricks of the Devil

Directed by
Color
Black & White
Runtime
22 min
Language
FR
ComedyFantasyHorror

Synopsis

Two travelers are tormented by Satan as they move from inn to inn, and eventually go on a buggy ride through the heavens provided by the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.

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Principal cast & crew: 3

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Craft leads on file

Designed by Georges Melies

Also known as

  • Die 400 Streiche des Teufelsde
  • The 400 Tricks of the Devilen
  • The Merry Frolics of Satanes
  • Gli allegri inganni di Satanait

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