The Prophetess of Thebes

The Prophetess of Thebes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 1907

Runtime

0h 2m

Genres

Fantasy

User Score

43%

Original Title

La prophétesse de Thèbes

Production Companies

Star Film

Director

Georges Méliès

Description

Partially lost film. One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign, even under the pain of death; but he brings forth a priestess who possesses the powers of divination. This priestess is introduced in a wonderful way: a throne is brought forward, and then a box from which the pieces of a statue are removed and piled up in regular order; the statue suddenly becomes animated. The king implores the latter to foretell his life. She commands him to look through a telescope toward the side of the room. A vision appears. (Moving Picture World)