The Magic of Méliès

La Magie Méliès

Documentary 1997 · 2h 11m

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The Magic of Méliès

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

Cast

18 people

Marina Moncade Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ceccaldi Méliès (voice)

C Charles-Antoine Decroix Salesman (voice)

A Abdul Alafrez Magician

C Claire Mosser Magician's Assistant

D Didier Cremer Young Méliès

A Alain Kanto Magic Lantern Operator

P Philippe Duval Announcer

F François Riou The Drawing Hand

C Clara Mény Child Madeleine

M Madeleine Malthête-Méliès Self

Christian Fechner Self

L Laurent Mannoni Self

J Jacques Malthête Self

A Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain Self

Paolo Cherchi Usai Self

A André Gaudreault Self

Georges Méliès Self / Various Roles (archive footage)