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Le Grand Méliès (1952)

Le Grand Méliès poster
Directed by
Georges Franju
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
31 min
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Georges Méliès, a pioneer in early cinema. It covers his life, his work making imaginative films, and his later years.

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What happens

Le Grand Méliès is a 1952 French short documentary film directed by Georges Franju about the life of the film pioneer Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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