The read
It runs a compact 2m.
Synopsis
In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come running into the place a lot of Turkish men and women preceding some Turkish policemen, who drag along four prisoners in chains. The policemen shut up the four prisoners in the pillory. Their four heads stick up through the huge plank, which is provided with four openings. One of the policemen urges the executioner to decapitate the prisoners. He accordingly seizes a mighty sabre and cuts off by a single stroke the four heads, which roll upon the ground.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Georges MélièsDirector
Cast
- Georges MélièsThe Executioner
Stills
Themes
prisonerdecapitationexecution