The Pillar of Fire (1899)

Overview: A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows an angelic woman emerges from the pot. The devil and the pot vanish as the woman performs a dance waving about her diaphanous sleeves until she conjures forth another fire then she rises amongst the smoke into the air.

Director: Georges Méliès

Cast: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès

Original Language: FR

Original Title: La danse du feu

Budget: N/A

Revenue: N/A

MPAA Rating: PG

Keywords: devil, silent film

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