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2008

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	The magic of Méliès / Film Preservation Associates ; produced for video by David Shepard.
Publisher, Date:	New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2008] ©2008
Description:	1 videodisc (123 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white & tinted ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Summary:	Fifteen fantastic works by the cinema's first special effects wizard, plus the documentary Georges Melies - Cinema Magician.
Subjects:	Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938. Silent films -- History and criticism. Motion pictures -- History. Motion picture industry -- France -- History. Cinematography -- Special effects.
Genre:	Documentary films. Silent films. Short films. Fiction films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.
Other Author:	Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938, film director. Shepard, David, producer. Zagury, Fabrice, narrator. Musser, Charles, author. Montgomery, Patrick E., director of added content. Martinengo, Luciano, director of added content. Film Preservation Associates, production company. Kino International Corporation, film distributor.
Notes:	The Méliès films are foreign films (France). Silent films with musical accompaniment by Alexander Rannie. Title from container. Originally produced as motion pictures (1904-1908). Includes documentary "Georges Méliès : cinema magician" by Patrick Montgomery and Luciano Martinengo, c1978. Film notes by Charles Musser. Narrated by Fabrice Zagury. DVD; region 1, NTSC; [4:3 presentation]; Dolby Digital. English audio.
Contents:	The untamable whiskers The cook in trouble Tchin-Chao, the Chinese conjuror The wonderful living fan The mermaid The living playing cards The black imp The enchanted sedan chair The scheming gambler's paradise The hilarious posters The mysterious retort The eclipse Good glue sticks Long distance wireless photography The impossible voyage Georges Méliès, cinema magician
Publisher Number:	K588
Other Number:	225866973
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	214217
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# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 791.43092 Melies

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