The Spider and the Butterfly

1909 | 2 minutes | 5.8 ★ (27)

The Spider and the Butterfly
  • Overview

    Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the star woman turns into a spider, dragging the butterfly into her web.

  • Release Date

    27 February 1909

  • DirectingGeorges Méliès
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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