A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.
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)
Crew
Jacques Mény
Director, Writer
Marie-Louise Derrien
Editor
Jean-Pierre Caussidery
Director of Photography
Corinne Kaoua
Assistant Director
Guillaume Mény
Assistant Director
Juliette Menuet
Production Assistant
Laurence Schaffhauser
Production Assistant
Annie Ollié
Makeup Artist
Anne Gille
Assistant Art Director
Catherine Thierry
Assistant Art Director
Michel Aranzana
Assistant Art Director
Jean-Marc Perriau
Sound Editor
Thierry Moizan
Sound Mixer
Jean Maïni
Sound
Michel Pacalin
Sound
Mathilde Jouannet
Special Effects
Eric Le Guen
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Philippe Laffont
Music Editor
Jacques Malthête
Technical Advisor
Charly Perez
Electrician
Ali Ada
Electrician
Brigitte Lécuyer
Production Director
Guy Séligmann
Delegated Producer
Marie Méhu
Researcher
Elsa Ejchenrand
Art Direction
Christian Fechner
Thanks
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