Suicide of Colonel Henry

Suicide of Colonel Henry

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1899

Runtime

0h 1m

User Score

49%

Original Title

L'affaire Dreyfus, suicide du colonel Henry

Production Companies

Star Film Company

Director

Georges Méliès

Description

Shows the interior of the cell of the Prison Militaire du Cherche-Midi, Paris, where Colonel Henry is confined. He is seated at a table writing a letter, on completion of which he rises and takes a razor out he had concealed in his porte-manteau, with which he cuts his throat. The suicide is discovered by the sergeant of the guard and officers.