The Barber of Seville (1904 film)
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Cover of a 1904 brochure advertising the film
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Based on | The Barber of Seville by Pierre Beaumarchais |
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Release dates
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1904 |
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Running time
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22 minutes[1] 412 meters/1340 feet 295 meters/960 feet (abridged)[2] |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
The Barber of Seville (French: Le Barbier de Séville),[3] also released as The Barber of Sevilla, or the Useless Precaution,[2] was a 1904 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the play of the same name by Pierre Beaumarchais.[1] It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 606–625 in its catalogues,[2] where it was advertised as a comédie burlesque en 7 actes, d'après Beaumarchais.[4] Like several other of Méliès's longer films, two versions were released simultaneously: a complete 22-minute print and an abridged print.[1]
As with his 1904 film Faust and Marguerite, Méliès prepared a special film score for The Barber of Seville, adapted from the most well-known arias from the Rossini opera.[5] Like at least 4% of Méliès's entire output (including such films as A Trip to the Moon, The Impossible Voyage, The Kingdom of the Fairies, and The Rajah's Dream), some prints were individually hand-colored and sold at a higher price.[6]
The film is currently presumed lost.[3]
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Barber of Seville at IMDb
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