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Les quatre cents farces du diable
Also known as The Merry Frolics of Satan in the USA : [Les 400 farces du diable], [Les quatre cents coups du diable], [Les quat’cents farces di diable], [The 400 Tricks of the Devil]
(1906) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès

Cast: Georges Méliès [Satan, the alchemist]

Méliès Star-Film production. / Produced by Georges Méliès. [?] From the play Les quatre cents farces du diable by Victor de Cottens and Victor Darlay? Production design by Georges Méliès. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The film was released in the USA (at 1400 feet).

Comedy: Fantasy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 April 2025.

References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History pp. 19, 20, 34; Ceram-Archeology p. ?; Cowie-Seventy p. ?; Fell-History p. 40 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

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