Sur les toits
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Original title | Sur les toits |
Country of production | France |
original language | French |
Publishing year | 1897 |
length | 1 minute |
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Director | Georges Méliès |
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Sur les toits ( German on the roofs ) is a French short film by Georges Méliès from 1897.
action
Two thieves sneak over the roofs who want to break into a lady. After you step on her balcony, throw it over the parapet and climb into the apartment. A gendarme sneaked after them and tried to stop them. However, it gets stuck in an open window while one thief escapes with the loot. The other thief fixes the gendarme in his predicament with a rope, then takes off his boots and throws them from the roof before he also fled. The gendarme tries to cut the rope with his saber while the scene fades out.
Background information
The film was released in America under the title On the Roof . A painted evening sky with some roofs of Paris serves as the backdrop. In the foreground of the backdrop is a small part of the house with a sloping roof and balcony, which was used entirely for the film.
Web links
- Sur les toits in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Sur les toits as a complete film in theInternet Archive