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.

Documentary History

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))