The Monster (1903 film)
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The Monster is a 1903 film by Georges Méliès
. In it, an Egyptian Prince hires a dervish
to resurrect his dead lover, who is then transformed into a skeletal monster.
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès , full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was very innovative in the use of special effects...
. In it, an Egyptian Prince hires a dervish
Dervish
A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.-Etymology:The Persian word darvīsh is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian...
to resurrect his dead lover, who is then transformed into a skeletal monster.