The Méliès Mystery
NR
7.5
2021
1 hr 0 min
History
, Documentary
A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.
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- Cast：
- Leonard Maltin , Serge Bromberg , Costa-Gavras , Michel Gondry , Georges Méliès , Billy Bitzer
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