The Witch (1906)
Note: this print runs 84 minutes against a recorded 12 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Georges Méliès
Directed by Georges Méliès
The Witch (French: La Fée Carabosse ou le Poignard fatal, literally "The Fairy Carabosse or the Fatal Poignard") is a 1906 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. The film is named for a witch, Carabosse, who tells a poor troubadour that he is destined to rescue a damsel in distress, but demands a high price for a magic charm to help the troubadour in his quest. When the troubadour cheats the witch to obtain the magic charm, she sets out in pursuit of him, and puts various obstacles in his way before finally being vanquished by forces of good.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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