Danse Macabre

Based On “Danse macabre”

Danse Macabre is a 1922 American short silent film directed by Dudley Murphy and conceived by ballet dancer Adolph Bolm, who also stars in the film. Set to Danse macabre, a symphonic poem for orchestra by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, the film depicts Youth (Bolm) and Love (Ruth Page) attempting to evade the grasp of Death (Olin Howland) in Spain during the Black Plague. The film is one of a series of twelve "visual symphonies" set to classical music by Murphy, and was advertised as the first dance film to be synchronized with a sound score. Danse Macabre was filmed entirely on a studio set, with Francis Bruguière providing the lighting.

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Release date:

1922

Director:

Dudley Murphy

Genre:

Horror, Silent, Dance

Country:

United States

Year page:

1922 in adaptations