The Dwarf and the Giant
About The Dwarf and the Giant
Georges Méliès, as a magician, stands on stage as himself, as a dwarf, and as a giant at the same time, then makes the other two vanish. Star Film released it. The French title is Nain et géant. It is the earliest film on record of a person shrinking.
Cast & crew
More about The Dwarf and the Giant
Méliès directed and plays all three figures. The listed length is 1 minute.
Themes
Technique
A substitution puts Méliès on screen at three sizes at once.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The three bodies are one man, split by a trick.
- The shrink is what the English article singles out.
- No other player is billed.
- The giant and the dwarf are sent off before the minute ends.
Scenes
- He faces his own dwarf and his own giant, then they go.
