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The Magician

    Fantasy
    Drama
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Jan 1, 1898
Rating Unavailable

In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he leaps. The sides of the box fall to the ground, but instead of containing the magician a lively clown steps forth who further mystifies the audience by causing the box to disappear, and in its place is seen a fully laid table with a smoking dinner, to which the clown applies himself. The table, however, suddenly disappears much to the astonishment of the clown, who is confronted by the magician in the garb of Mephistopheles. This he suddenly changes to that of a sculptor, and in the background is seen a pedestal with the bust of a young lady, which comes to life as the sculptor applies the mallet and chisel.

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  • Vote Average
    6.2
  • Vote Count
    49
  • Popularity
    3
  • Language
    No Language
  • Origin Country
    FR

Cast

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Georges Méliès
Le Sculpteur

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