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A Terrible Night

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5.1/10 • 79

1896-01-010h 1m

ComedyHorror

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.

Directors
Georges Méliès
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Georges Méliès

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    Georges Méliès

    L'homme qui essaie de dormir

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Feb 21, 2017

4/10

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 film looked like in the 1800's then check out below where I have included the short.

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
insectcampingbedroombedgiant spidergiant insectsilent filminn19th centurychamber potshort film