The Terrible Turkish Executioner (Le Bourreau turc) 120 years old

In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come running into the place a lot of Turkish men and women preceding some Turkish policemen, who drag along four prisoners in chains. The policemen shut up the four prisoners in the pillory. Their four heads stick up through the huge plank, which is provided with four openings. One of the policemen urges the executioner to decapitate the prisoners. He accordingly seizes a mighty sabre and cuts off by a single stroke the four heads, which roll upon the ground.

Credits

The Terrible Turkish Executioner Cast

Name Character
Georges Méliès He was 42, 76 years old when he died

The Terrible Turkish Executioner Crew

Name Department
Georges Méliès as Director. He was 42 (76) years old when He died Directing
The Terrible Turkish Executioner (120 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 05, 1904
  • Runtime: 2 minutes