The Dream of an Opium Fiend

The Dream of an Opium Fiend

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 31, 1908

Runtime

0h 5m

Genres

Fantasy

User Score

54%

Original Title

Le Rêve d'un fumeur d'opium

Production Companies

Star Film

Director

Georges Méliès

Description

The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks for something to drink and he is given wine, which he does not care for, and he is finally given some bottled beer and a glass, but he complains that the glass is too small and he gets a very large sized glass receptacle, into which his wife and maid servant pour the contents of the bottle. As he is about to drink the glass passes from his hand mysteriously, sailing through the room and out of the window to the moon…