Summoning the Spirits (1899)

Genre : Fantasy

Runtime : 1M

Director : Georges Méliès

Synopsis

A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it and under it to show us it's only a wreath…

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Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès

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Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
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