Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

1h 27m
Documentary
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In 1897, when Bram Stoker published Dracula, Oscar Méténier invented the Grand-Guignol. Live depictions of death, bloody melodramas, screams of the victims and the audience: here is the story of this Parisian theater of horrors that revolutionized the depiction of death in art.

Cast

Barbara Steele
(Voice)

Crew

David Gregory
Director, Editor, Producer
Madeleine Le Despencer
Writer
Mike Etoll
Animation
Leslie Supnet
Animation
Ashley Thorpe
Animation
Mark Raskin
Sound

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