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The Magic of Méliès

19972h 11m7.3

DocumentaryHistory

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

Writer

Jacques Mény

Language

French

Country

France

Cast

Marina Moncade

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ceccaldi

Méliès (voice)

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Charles-Antoine Decroix

Salesman (voice)

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Abdul Alafrez

Magician

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Claire Mosser

Magician's Assistant

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Didier Cremer

Young Méliès

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Alain Kanto

Magic Lantern Operator

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Philippe Duval

Announcer

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François Riou

The Drawing Hand

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Clara Mény

Child Madeleine

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Madeleine Malthête-Méliès

Self

Christian Fechner

Self

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Laurent Mannoni

Self

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Jacques Malthête

Self

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Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain

Self

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self

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André Gaudreault

Self

Georges Méliès

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)