The Magic of Méliès

The Magic of Méliès

1997 2h 11mDir. Jacques Mény
7.1/ 10
DocumentaryHistory

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 & Crew

Marina Moncade

Marina Moncade

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ceccaldi

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

Christian Fechner

Self

L

Laurent Mannoni

Self

J

Jacques Malthête

Self

A

Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain

Self

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self

A

André Gaudreault

Self

Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

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