The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
Directed by Georges Méliès
Produced by Star Film
A stark, early docudrama of catastrophic natural disaster that treats mass death with documentary gravity and historical solemnity.
This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place during the eruption are plain to be seen. Thousands upon thousands of tons of molten lava, sand, rocks and steam are thrown high in the air and descend with crushing force upon the unfortunate inhabitants of the doomed city of St. Pierre. This is the worst calamity which occurred since a similar eruption by Mt. Vesuvius when Pompeii was destroyed. (Lubin Catalog)
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