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L'homme orchestre (1900)

L'homme orchestre poster
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
2 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 126 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man transforms himself into a one-man band by duplicating his own body. He plays several instruments at once through visual tricks.

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What happens

The One Man Band (French: L'Homme-Orchestre) is a 1900 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 262–263 in its catalogs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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