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The Hallucinated Alchemist

The Hallucinated Alchemist

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The Flicker Alley DVD "Georges Méliès: Encore New Discoveries (1896-1911)" misidentified a partial hand-colored print of the 1906 film "Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou La cornue infernale" (The Mysterious Retort) as this film, "L'hallucination de l'alchimiste" (An Hallucinated Alchemist) from 1897, which continues to be considered a lost film.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

2 mins

Rating

5.958/10

Release Date

31 May 1897

Country

France

Cast

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