The Magic of Méliès
1997•2h 11m•7.3/10
DocumentaryHistory
Ratings
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7.3/10(12)
A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.
Production
Sodaperaga Productions, Mikros Image, Productions Sheherazade, La Sept-Arte, CNC
Language
FR
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
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
André Gaudreault
Self
Georges Méliès
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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