The Spider and the Butterfly (1909)
- Original title
- Papillon Fantastique
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A giant spider captures a butterfly and keeps it in a web. Other insects come to help the butterfly escape.
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What happens
The Spider and the Butterfly (French: Papillon fantastique) is a 1909 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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