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A Terrible Night( 1896)

TV-MAComedyHorror
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Overview

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

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      Georges Méliès

      L'homme qui essaie de dormir

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    A review by RottenPop

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    Written by RottenPop on Tue Feb 21 2017
    Georges Méliès does it again in the same fashion as Le Manoir du Diable. Albeit shorter than his prior voyage into horror film. This is at least a different story. Instead of this being a period piece, it appears to be a modern one. The film shows George Melies, himself, having One Terrible Night with a creepy, crawly, spider. The film is one of dozens of shorts released during the era that focused more on drawing crowds biased on technology rather than the plot of a film. It is still going to be a few years before Horror is fully shaped and functioning. If you are curious to see what fil...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • insect
    • camping
    • bedroom
    • bed
    • giant spider
    • giant insect
    • silent film
    • inn
    • 19th century
    • chamber pot
    • short film