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The Magic of Méliès(1997)

January 1, 19972h 11m

Documentary History

73%User score 73 percent

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12 votes

Overview

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.

Director: Jacques Mény
Writers: Jacques Mény

Top Billed Cast

Marina Moncade
Self - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Ceccaldi
Méliès (voice)
Christian Fechner
Self
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self

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The Magic of Méliès (1997) | Watch Free Online Movies

Georges Méliès

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Charles-Antoine Decroix

Salesman (voice)

Abdul Alafrez

Magician

Claire Mosser

Magician's Assistant

Didier Cremer

Young Méliès

Alain Kanto

Magic Lantern Operator

Philippe Duval

Announcer

François Riou

The Drawing Hand

Clara Mény

Child Madeleine

Madeleine Malthête-Méliès

Self

Laurent Mannoni

Self

Jacques Malthête

Self

Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain

Self

André Gaudreault

Self

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Status: Released
Original title: La Magie Méliès
Original language: French
Production: Sodaperaga Productions, Mikros Image, Productions Sheherazade

Keywords

cinema on cinema
cinematographer
special effects
cinema history
portrait of an artist
early cinema
portrait of a filmmaker
silent cinema
visual effects
abstract cinema
experimental cinema
european cinema