The Merry Skeleton (1898)

Original title

Le squelette joyeux

Directed by

Louis Lumière

Genre

comedy film, silent film, horror film

Country

France

Runtime

50 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A skeleton dances and moves around in a wooden box. The film is a very short and simple black and white silent movie.

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What happens

«Весёлый скелет» (фр. Le squelette joyeux) — немой чёрно-белый короткометражный фильм братьев Люмьер 1898 года, длительностью 50 секунд. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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