{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Movie","name":"Le Manoir Du Diable (House of the Devil) - 1896 - Georges Méliès","description":"Le Manoir du diable or The House of the Devil, released in the United States as The Haunted Castle and in Britain as The Devil's Castle, is an 1896 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.The film, which depicts a brief pantomimed sketch in the style of a theatrical comic fantasy, tells the story of an encounter with the Devil and various attendant phantoms. It is intended to evoke amusement and wonder from its audiences, rather than fear. However, because of its themes and characters, the film has been considered to technically be the first horror film. Such a classification can also be attributed to the film's depiction of a human transforming into a bat, a plot element which has led some observers to label the work the first vampire film.The film is also innovative in length; its running time of over three minutes was ambitious for its era.

The full film
Directed by	Georges Méliès
Produced by	Georges Méliès
Starring	Jehanne D'Alcy Jules-Eugène Legris
Production company	Star Film Company
Release date	Winter 1896–1897
Running time	60 meters (3 min)
Country	France
Language	Silent

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