The Tower of London (1905 film)
| The Tower of London | |
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
| Starring | Marguerite Thévenard |
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| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
The Tower of London (French: Le Tour de Londres ou les Derniers Moments d'Anne de Boleyn) was a 1905 French short silent film by Georges Méliès.[1]
Plot
[edit]Anne Boleyn is locked in Beauchamp Tower in the Tower of London. Falling asleep, she dreams of her past days as Queen of England; then, the vision shifting, she dreams herself condemned to death, and executed in the Tower courtyard. When she awakes, she is indeed sentenced to death, and led out to the scaffold.[2]
Production and release
[edit]The film, featuring Marguerite Thévenard as Anne Boleyn, was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 732–737 in its catalogues.[3] Méliès's 1908 American catalogue gives the film the subtitle "The Death of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England," and describes it as a "Dramatic Composition in 5 Scenes."[2]
The Tower of London is currently presumed lost.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 349, ISBN 9782732437323
- ^ a b Méliès, Georges (1908), Complete Catalogue of Genuine and Original "Star" Films, New York: Geo. Méliès, pp. 81–82
- ^ Malthête & Mannoni 2008, p. 186
