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The Mysterious Portrait (1899)

Genre : Fantasy

Runtime : 1M

Director : Georges Méliès

Synopsis

A magician produces a living portrait of himself.

Actors

Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
L'illusioniste

Crews

Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Director

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