The Magic of Méliès poster

The Magic of Méliès poster

The Magic of Méliès

1997 2h 11m 7.2Movie

DocumentaryHistory

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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Jacques Mény

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Marina Moncade

Marina Moncade

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ceccaldi

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

Christian Fechner

Self

Laurent Mannoni

Self

Jacques Malthête

Self

Anne-Marie Malthête-Quévrain

Self

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self

André Gaudreault

Self

Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)