The Eruption of Mount Pelee [SEP] director
The Eruption of Mount Pelee
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.
Summary.
Mount Pelée looms over the
fact Zecca's version. Méliès's film was finally recovered in 2007, when a copy was found and restored by the Filmoteca de Catalunya.
External links.
- "The Eruption of Mount Pelee" at SilentEra
- "The Eruption of Mount Pelee" on YouTube