''Le Grand Méliès'' is a 1952 French
short documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
directed by
Georges Franju
Georges Franju (; 12 April 1912 – 5 November 1987) was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine.
Biography Early life
Before working in French cinema, Franju held several different jobs. These included working for an ins ...
about the life of the film pioneer
Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès ( , ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French magic (illusion), magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of film, cinema, primarily in th ...
.
Cast
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Jeanne d'Alcy as Herself
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François Lallement as Narrator (voice)
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André Méliès
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, ...
as Georges Méliès
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Marie-Georges Méliès Marie-Georges (or Marie-George) is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Marie Georges Humbert (1859–1921), French mathematician
*Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress (1946–1985)
*Marie-George Buffet
Marie-Ge ...
as Herself / also voice: narrator
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1952 films
1952 short documentary films
French black-and-white films
Documentary films about film directors and producers
Films directed by Georges Franju
1950s French-language films
French short documentary films
Georges Méliès
1950s French films
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