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The Indian Sorcerer (1908)

The Indian Sorcerer poster
Original title
Le Fakir de Singapour
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
5 min
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man uses a series of visual tricks to make objects and people appear and disappear. He entertains by changing his surroundings with magical effects.

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What happens

The Indian Sorcerer (French: Le Fakir de Singapour) is a 1908 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1253–1257 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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