Le Grand Méliès

Le Grand Méliès

31 mins | Drama, Documentary | Nov. 12, 1952

This 1952 film by Georges Franju is a biographical film about cinematic illusionist Georges Méliès. It features Méliès’s widow, Jeanne d’Alcy, as herself, and their son, André, as his own father. LE GRAND MÉLIÈS, like Franju’s Louis Feuillade tribute, JUDEX, is a revealing homage to one of the director’s idols.

Le Grand Méliès

31 mins | Drama, Documentary | Nov. 12, 1952

Le Grand Méliès
This 1952 film by Georges Franju is a biographical film about cinematic illusionist Georges Méliès. It features Méliès’s widow, Jeanne d’Alcy, as herself, and their son, André, as his own father. LE GRAND MÉLIÈS, like Franju’s Louis Feuillade tribute, JUDEX, is a revealing homage to one of the director’s idols.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Armor Films
Original title Le Grand Méliès
Directors Georges Franju
Writers Georges Franju

Cast

Jehanne d'Alcy

as Herself

François Lallement

as Narrator (voice)

André Méliès

as Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

as Herself / also voice : narrator