The Eruption of Mt. Pelee (1902)

Original title

Éruption volcanique à la Martinique

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short silent film that recreates the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique using miniature models. It shows the volcano destroying the town of Saint-Pierre.

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What happens

Éruption volcanique à la Martinique, released in the United States as The Eruption of Mount Pelee and in Britain as The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelée and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique, is a 1902 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. The film is a short reconstruction, using miniature models, of a recent historical event: the eruption on 8 May 1902 of Mount Pelée, which destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, Martinique. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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