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Mt. Pelee in Eruption and Destruction of St. Pierre (Martinique)
(1902) United States of America
B&W : [?] 100, 200 or 250? feet
Directed by [?] B. Smith (Jacob Blair Smith) and/or Edwin S. Porter?
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by B. Smith [?] (Jacob Blair Smith) and/or Edwin S. Porter? / © 31 May 1902 by Thomas A. Edison [H18370]. Released May 1902. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A series companion film to Mt. Pelee Smoking Before Eruption (1902) and Burning of St. Pierre (Martinique) (1902). [?] Website-AFI posits that this ia actually a Georges Méliès film, Éruption volcanique à la martinique (1902).
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Vivid and exciting throughout. Shows great volcanic disaster, including the explosion of the crater, the falling of ashes and cinders upon the doomed city, the destruction of the buildings and lighthouse, and the sinking of the ships in the harbor. The imitations of the crater explosions are perfect, and pronounced by spectacular artists to a most perfect reproduction of the calamity.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 April 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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