Summoning the Spirits (1899)
- Original title
- Évocation spirite
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A magician uses stage tricks to make ghostly figures appear and vanish. It is a very early film that shows off special effects from the dawn of cinema.
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What happens
Summoning the Spirits (French: Évocation spirite) is an 1899 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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