The Christmas Angel (1904)

1904 · Silent film · 9 min · dir. Georges Méliès

• Drama

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Synopsis

A poor family in a rundown house where snow falls through the broken roof, there's no coal to heat the pathetic little stove, mother is sick, father sends daughter out to beg. Rejected by other beggars, the girl collapses in the snow…

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Details

Director

Georges Méliès

Studio

Star Film

Released

1904-12-23

Original title

Détresse et charité

Running time

9 minutes

Language

French

Collection

Silent Films, Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Silent
• Georges Méliès

Cast & crew

• Georges Méliès Director
• Georges Méliès
• RRachel Gillet

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