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''' Le juif errant''' <French> / '''The Wandering Jew''' (1904) is a silent film directed by [[Georges Méliès]].
''' Le juif errant''' <French> / '''The Wandering Jew''' (France, 1904) is a short film (3m) directed by [[Georges Méliès]].


==Abstract==
==Abstract==
Like Sue's novel, on which it is based, tells of the legend of the Jerusalem shopkeeper who refused to let Jesus rest at his door while on his way to Calvary, and thus is doomed to wander the world forever.


==Editions and translations==
«Fantaisie biblique en 4 tableaux».
Produced in France (1904).
 
Like Sue's novel, on which it is based, tells of the legend of the Jerusalem shopkeeper who refused to let Jesus rest at his door while on his way to Calvary, and thus is doomed to wander the world forever. While Christ appears in a vision, the damned is struck by Satan and assaulted by the wind, flashes of water and lightning.
 
The curse of the Wandering Jew is told in four scenes:
 
* 1. « Les bords de la mer Morte »
* 2. « La vision du Christ escaladant le sommet du Golgotha»
* 3. « Les roches maudites »
* 4. « Les éléments déchaînés ».
 
==Cast==
 
* [[Georges Méliès]] = ''Isaac Laquedem ([[Wandering Jew]])''
 
==Production ==
Produced and released in France (1904).


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 3 September 2018

Le juif errant <French> / The Wandering Jew (France, 1904) is a short film (3m) directed by Georges Méliès.

Abstract

«Fantaisie biblique en 4 tableaux».

Like Sue's novel, on which it is based, tells of the legend of the Jerusalem shopkeeper who refused to let Jesus rest at his door while on his way to Calvary, and thus is doomed to wander the world forever. While Christ appears in a vision, the damned is struck by Satan and assaulted by the wind, flashes of water and lightning.

The curse of the Wandering Jew is told in four scenes:

  • 1. « Les bords de la mer Morte »
  • 2. « La vision du Christ escaladant le sommet du Golgotha»
  • 3. « Les roches maudites »
  • 4. « Les éléments déchaînés ».

Cast

Production

Produced and released in France (1904).

External links