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Le Sorcier
FRANCE · 1903

Le Sorcier

Georges Méliès
magic medieval court sorcery capital punishment supernatural transformation
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Synopsis

Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace of the time of the Middle Ages. The king who follows them orders the sorcerer to be chained and to be condemned to death for his practice of witchcraft. He begs the king to permit him just one hour of liberty, assuring the king that he will create, thanks to his power, a charming woman, worthy of becoming the king's consort. The king, after a m

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