Film
The Magic of Méliès
1997 · 2h 11m · Documentary · History
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Overview
A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.
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Cast
Marina Moncade
Self - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Ceccaldi
Méliès (voice)
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
Christian Fechner
Self
Laurent Mannoni
Self
Jacques Malthête
Self
Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain
Self
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self
Crew
- Jacques MényDirector · Writer
- Jean-Pierre CaussideryDirector of Photography
- Eric Le GuenOriginal Music Composer
- Marie-Louise DerrienEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1997
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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