The Dream of an Opium Fiend (1908)

Original title

Le Rêve d'un fumeur d'opium

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

4 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man smokes opium and has a bizarre dream full of strange visions and magical transformations. Georges Méliès uses special effects to create a series of fantastical scenes.

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What happens

The Dream of an Opium Fiend (French: Le Rêve d'un fumeur d'opium) is a 1908 French silent trick film credited to and featuring Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1081–1085 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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