07 September 1906 Fantasy, Horror, Comedy 22 mins
Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
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Georges Méliès as Satan
Georges Méliès Screenplay
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France 07 September 1906
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