China Versus Allied Powers (1901)

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

comedy film, fantasy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent trick film from 1900. It shows a fantastical congress of nations involving China and other world powers. The film uses visual effects to create a satirical scene.

silentplayfulfantasticalsatiricalwhimsicalquick-pacedstaged

What happens

Le Congrès des Nations en Chine, released in the US as China Versus Allied Powers and in the UK as China Versus the Allied Nations, and also known as The Congress of Nations in China: A Topical Creation and China Against the Allies, is a 1900 French silent satirical trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 327 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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