The Crazy Ray (1925)

Original title

Paris qui dort

Directed by

René Clair

Genre

drama film, silent film, science fiction film

Country

France

Runtime

59 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist uses a ray to put the entire city of Paris into a deep sleep. A group of people who are immune wake up to a silent and motionless metropolis, where they must navigate this strange new reality.

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What happens

Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film (65 minutes) directed by René Clair. Also released as Le rayon de la mort (55 minutes), its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep (usually 55 minutes). It has also been released in the US as a 35-minute short subject called At 3:25. by Red Seal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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