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Séance de prestidigitation
(Prestidigitation Seance)
Also known as [Conjuring]
(1896) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès

Cast: Georges Méliès [the magician].

Théâtre Robert-Houdin production. / Produced by Georges Méliès. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / Frazer control number 2.

Trick film.

Survival status: Print exists in La Cinémathèque française film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 17 December 2024.

References: Fell-History pp. 40, 42; Frazer-Méliès p. 241 : Website-IMDb.