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Georges Méliès

Жорж Мельес · 조르주 멜리에스 · ジョルジュ・メリエス · マリー・ジョルジュ・ジャン・メリエス
Born 8 Dec 1861 in Paris, FranceDied 21 Jan 1938aged 76400 credits

Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come.  A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come.  Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician". Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896).   In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris.  Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers.  Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema, Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted into La Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly.  

Georges Méliès, est un réalisateur de films français et illusionniste. Ayant choisi la prestidigitation comme profession, il profite d'une donation de son père, industriel de la chaussure, pour devenir propriétaire et directeur en 1888 du théâtre Robert-Houdin, en sommeil depuis la mort du célèbre illusionniste. Le 28 décembre 1895, il découvre avec émerveillement les images photographiques animées lors de la première représentation publique à Paris du Cinématographe par les frères Lumière et propose même de racheter le brevet de la machine. Un refus poli mais narquois le pousse à se tourner vers un ami londonien, le premier réalisateur britannique, Robert W. Paul, qui lui fournit un mécanisme intermittent avec lequel il tourne son premier film en 1896, Une partie de cartes, réplique du même sujet réalisé par Louis Lumière. La même année, avec l’Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin, il utilise pour la première fois en Europe le principe de l'arrêt de caméra, découverte américaine, qui lui assure un franc succès dans son théâtre où il mélange spectacles vivants et projections sur grand écran. Il fait alors de ses tableaux, ainsi qu'il appelle ses films, un nouveau monde illusoire et féerique, mettant à profit les dons de dessinateur et peintre que chacun a pu remarquer dans son adolescence. Georges Méliès est considéré comme l'un des principaux créateurs des premiers trucages du cinéma, entre autres les surimpressions, les fondus, les grossissements et rapetissements de personnages. Il a également été le premier cinéaste à utiliser des storyboards. Il a fait construire le premier studio de cinéma créé en France dans la propriété de Montreuil dont son père l'avait également doté. Par son film sur l'affaire Dreyfus, il est aussi considéré comme le premier réalisateur d'un film politique dans l'histoire du cinéma. ©Wikipedia

Georges Méliès, cujo nome de batismo é Marie Georges Jean Méliès (Paris, 8 de dezembro de 1861 – Paris, 21 de janeiro de 1938) foi um ilusionista e cineasta francês famoso por liderar muitos desenvolvimentos técnicos e narrativos no alvorecer do cinema. Méliès, um inovador prolífico no uso de efeitos especiais, popularizou técnicas como o stop-motion e foi um dos primeiros cineastas a usar exposições múltiplas, a câmera rápida, as dissoluções de imagem e o filme colorido. Ele também foi um pioneiro no uso de storyboards. Graças à sua capacidade de manipular e transformar a realidade através da cinematografia, Méliès é lembrado como um "mágico de cinema". Dois de seus filmes mais famosos, Le voyage dans la Lune (1902) e Voyage à travers l'impossible (1904), narram jornadas estranhas, surrealistas e fantásticas inspiradas em Júlio Verne e são considerados um dos filmes mais importantes e influentes do cinema de ficção científica. Méliès também foi um pioneiro dos filmes de terror com o seu primeiro filme Le Manoir du Diable (1896).

Жорж Мельєс (1861–1938) — французький ілюзіоніст і режисер, один із засновників світового кінематографу. Народився в Парижі в сім'ї промисловця. Спочатку був ілюзіоністом і володів театром «Робер-Уден», а у 1895 році, побачивши кіносеанс братів Люм'єр, захопився кінематографом. 1897 року заснував власну студію «Стар фільм» і почав знімати короткометражні фільми зі спецефектами, найвідомішим з яких стала «Подорож на Місяць» (1902). Пізніше через фінансові труднощі практично відійшов від кіно й був надовго забутий, але згодом отримав визнання як один із батьків кінематографа. Помер у Парижі, похований на цвинтарі Пер-Лашез; його біографія лягла в основу фільму «Хранитель часу» (2011).

乔治·梅里爱(1861年12月8日-1938年1月21日),全名玛丽-乔治-让·梅里爱,是一位法国魔术师和电影制作人,以在电影早期引领了许多技术和叙事发展而闻名。作为最早在作品中使用多重曝光、延时摄影、跟踪镜头、溶解和手绘色彩的电影人之一,梅里爱开创了定义未来数十年电影特效的特效技术。 作为特效应用的多产创新者,梅里爱于1896年意外发现了替代停止技巧,这是一种制造无缝消失和/或出现效果的方法,这种效果在电影和电视中持续了数十年。 由于他似乎能通过电影摄影操控和转化现实,梅里爱有时被称为第一位“电影魔术师”。 他最著名的两部电影是《月球之旅》(1902年)和《不可能的航程》(1904年)。这两个故事都涉及奇异、超现实的航行,风格有些类似儒勒·凡尔纳,被认为是最重要的早期科幻电影之一,尽管其叙述方式更接近奇幻。梅里爱还是恐怖电影的早期先驱,其起源可追溯至1896年的《魔鬼之手》。 1909年初,梅里爱停止拍摄电影,以抗议托马斯·爱迪生的电影家长公司垄断,并主持了在巴黎举行的第一次国际电影制作人大会。 由于反对爱迪生和影响力减弱,梅里爱进一步陷入经济困境,逐渐淡出公众生活。到1920年代中期,他在巴黎靠卖糖果和玩具赚取微薄生计,资金来自其他电影制作人筹集的资金。 尽管他在电影领域的贡献受到认可,梅里爱晚年大部分时间都生活贫困,直到被奥利电影业的退休之家——电影之家——录取。

喬治·梅里愛(1861 年 12 月 8 日 - 1938 年 1 月 21 日),全名瑪麗 - 喬治 - 讓·梅裏愛,是一位法國魔術師和電影制作人,以在電影早期引領了許多技術和敘事發展而聞名。作為最早在作品中使用多重曝光、延時攝影、跟蹤鏡頭、溶解和手繪色彩的電影人之一,梅裏愛開創了定義未來數十年電影特效的特效技術。 作為特效應用的多產創新者,梅裏愛於 1896 年意外發現了替代停止技巧,這是一種制造無縫消失和/或出現效果的方法,這種效果在電影和電視中持續了數十年。 由於他似乎能通過電影攝影操控和轉化現實,梅裏愛有時被稱為第一位“電影魔術師”。 他最著名的兩部電影是《月球之旅》(1902 年)和《不可能的航程》(1904 年)。這兩個故事都涉及奇異、超現實的航行,風格有些類似儒勒·凡爾納,被認為是最重要的早期科幻電影之一,盡管其敘述方式更接近奇幻。梅裏愛還是恐怖電影的早期先驅,其起源可追溯至 1896 年的《魔鬼之手》。 1909 年初,梅裏愛停止拍攝電影,以抗議托馬斯·愛迪生的電影家長公司壟斷,並主持了在巴黎舉行的第一次國際電影制作人大會。 由於反對愛迪生和影響力減弱,梅裏愛進一步陷入經濟困境,逐漸淡出公眾生活。到 1920 年代中期,他在巴黎靠賣糖果和玩具賺取微薄生計,資金來自其他電影制作人籌集的資金。 盡管他在電影領域的貢獻受到認可,梅裏愛晚年大部分時間都生活貧困,直到被奧利電影業的退休之家——電影之家——錄取。

Directing (223)

Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries2010 · Director
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)2008 · Director
Landmarks of Early Film Volume 2 the Magic of Melies
Landmarks of Early Film Volume 2 the Magic of Melies1999 · Director
Gala Méliès
Gala Méliès1929 · Director
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon1913 · Director
The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole1912 · Director
The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen
The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen1911 · Director
L'Homme aux mille inventions
L'Homme aux mille inventions1910 · Director
Un homme comme il faut
Un homme comme il faut1910 · Director
Le Conte du vieux talute
Le Conte du vieux talute1910 · Director
Les Sept barres d'or
Les Sept barres d'or1910 · Director
Si j'étais le roi
Si j'étais le roi1910 · Director
Galatée
Galatée1910 · Director
Guérison de l'obésité en 5 minutes
Guérison de l'obésité en 5 minutes1910 · Director
La Gigue merveilleuse
La Gigue merveilleuse1909 · Director
Le Mousquetaire de la reine
Le Mousquetaire de la reine1909 · Director
The Spider and the Butterfly
The Spider and the Butterfly1909 · Director
The Count's Wooing
The Count's Wooing1909 · Director
Fortune Favors the Brave
Fortune Favors the Brave1908 · Director
Two Talented Vagabonds
Two Talented Vagabonds1908 · Director
The Duke's Good Joke
The Duke's Good Joke1908 · Director
Mystery of the Garrison
Mystery of the Garrison1908 · Director
La Main secourable
La Main secourable1908 · Director
Seein' Things
Seein' Things1908 · Director
Honeymoon in a Balloon
Honeymoon in a Balloon1908 · Director
Le Fils du sonneur
Le Fils du sonneur1908 · Director
The Broken Violin
The Broken Violin1908 · Director
Not Guilty
Not Guilty1908 · Director
The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess1908 · Director
His First Job
His First Job1908 · Director
The Duke's Good Joke
The Duke's Good Joke1908 · Director
Long Distance Wireless Photography
Long Distance Wireless Photography1908 · Director
Why That Actor Was Late
Why That Actor Was Late1908 · Director
Sightseeing Through Whisky
Sightseeing Through Whisky1907 · Director
Tunneling the English Channel
Tunneling the English Channel1907 · Director
Le Magicien
Le Magicien1907 · Director
Seek and Thou Shalt Find
Seek and Thou Shalt Find1907 · Director
The Story of Eggs
The Story of Eggs1907 · Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1907 · Director
Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy1906 · Director
The Mysterious Retort
The Mysterious Retort1906 · Director
Soap Bubbles
Soap Bubbles1906 · Director
A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime1906 · Director
La Galerie sens dessus-dessous
La Galerie sens dessus-dessous1906 · Director
A Roadside Inn
A Roadside Inn1906 · Director
The Witch
The Witch1906 · Director
Rip's Dream
Rip's Dream1905 · Director
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship1905 · Director
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights1905 · Director
The Living Playing Cards
The Living Playing Cards1905 · Director
The Collapsible Knight
The Collapsible Knight1905 · Director
À president-elect Roosevelt
À president-elect Roosevelt1905 · Director
The Black Imp
The Black Imp1905 · Director
The Absent-minded Lecturer
The Absent-minded Lecturer1905 · Director
The Crystal Casket
The Crystal Casket1905 · Director
Benvenuto Cellini - or, a Curious Evasion
Benvenuto Cellini - or, a Curious Evasion1904 · Director
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage1904 · Director
A Burlesque Highway Robbery in Gay Paree
A Burlesque Highway Robbery in Gay Paree1904 · Director
The Christmas Angel
The Christmas Angel1904 · Director
Melies: Tales of Terror
Melies: Tales of Terror1904 · Director

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Acting (80)

Les Malheurs de Georges Méliès
Les Malheurs de Georges Méliès2022 · Archive Footage
The Méliès Mystery
The Méliès Mystery2021 · Self - Subject
What Is This Movie that Ian Is so Excited About It Makes No Sense Whatsoever and There Is No Way It's Going to Be Made without Him Knowing It - Da Best Title Ever Btw:) : The Movie
What Is This Movie that Ian Is so Excited About It Makes No Sense Whatsoever and There Is No Way It's Going to Be Made without Him Knowing It - Da Best Title Ever Btw:) : The Movie2020 · The Devil
Le Début des Effets Spéciaux
Le Début des Effets Spéciaux2017 · Self
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès2012 · Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Voyage
The Extraordinary Voyage2011 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)2008 · Various Roles
Une séance Méliès
Une séance Méliès1997 · Various characters
Le cinéma des pêches
Le cinéma des pêches1989 · Self
Cinematógrafo 1900
Cinematógrafo 19001979 · Self (archive footage)
Georges Méliès: Cinema Magician
Georges Méliès: Cinema Magician1978 · Self
Archaeology of the Cinema
Archaeology of the Cinema1963 · Self
Let's Go to the Movies
Let's Go to the Movies1949 · Self
Let's Go to the Movies
Let's Go to the Movies1949 · Self
Gala Méliès
Gala Méliès1929 · Himself
The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole1912 · Le professeur Mabouloff
King of the Mediums
King of the Mediums1909 · Le Roi des médiums
Fortune Favors the Brave
Fortune Favors the Brave1908 · Gnome
Seein' Things
Seein' Things1908 · The Drunkard
Not Guilty
Not Guilty1908 · The Old Farmer
Long Distance Wireless Photography
Long Distance Wireless Photography1908
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1907
Tunneling the English Channel
Tunneling the English Channel1907
The Mysterious Retort
The Mysterious Retort1906
The Witch
The Witch1906 · The Fairy Carabosse
A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime1906
A Roadside Inn
A Roadside Inn1906 · Drunk Traveler
The Crystal Casket
The Crystal Casket1905 · Magician
Rip's Dream
Rip's Dream1905 · Rip Van Winkle
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship1905
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights1905 · The Sorcerer Khalafar (uncredited)
The Living Playing Cards
The Living Playing Cards1905 · The Magician
The Black Imp
The Black Imp1905
The Wonderful Living Fan
The Wonderful Living Fan1904
The Christmas Angel
The Christmas Angel1904 · The Rag-and-Bone Man / Beggar on Crutches / Coal Seller
Supplément Voyage à travers l'impossible
Supplément Voyage à travers l'impossible1904 · Crazyloff
The Mermaid
The Mermaid1904
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage1904 · Mabouloff
The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Kingdom of the Fairies1903 · Принц Бель-Азор
A Moonlight Serenade
A Moonlight Serenade1903
The Monster
The Monster1903 · The priest
Apparitions
Apparitions1903
The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron1903 · Devil
The Giant and Pygmy
The Giant and Pygmy1902 · Magician
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe1902 · Robinson Crusoé
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon1902 · Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune
The Prolific Magical Egg
The Prolific Magical Egg1902
The Human Fly
The Human Fly1902 · The Hindoo Magician
The Dwarf and the Giant
The Dwarf and the Giant1901
Bluebeard
Bluebeard1901 · Barbe-bleue / The Devil / Kitchen's assistant
Un déshabillage impossible
Un déshabillage impossible1901
The Man with the Rubber Head
The Man with the Rubber Head1901 · Аптекар / Гумова голова
The Brahmin and the Butterfly
The Brahmin and the Butterfly1901 · The brahmin
The Prince of Magicians
The Prince of Magicians1901 · Excelsior
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Астроном
The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band1900 · All the members of the orchestra
Going to Bed Under Difficulties
Going to Bed Under Difficulties1900 · The Man
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross1900 · The Devil
Miser's Dream
Miser's Dream1899
Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes
Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes1899 · Fernand Labori

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Writing (30)

The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon
The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon2021 · writer
Satan in Prison (adapted)
Satan in Prison (adapted)2020 · written by
Le Monstre (adapted)
Le Monstre (adapted)2019 · Writer
Le Déshabillage Impossible
Le Déshabillage Impossible2019 · created by
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries2010 · creator
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema2009 · Writer
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)2008 · Writer
The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole1912 · Screenplay
Puteshestviye Na Lunu
Puteshestviye Na Lunu1912 · story by
The Witch
The Witch1906 · Writer
Rip's Dream
Rip's Dream1905 · Screenplay
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship1905 · Screenplay
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage1904 · Screenplay
The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron1903 · Screenplay
The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Kingdom of the Fairies1903 · Screenplay
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe1902 · Screenplay
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon1902 · Screenplay
Bluebeard
Bluebeard1901 · Writer
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Screenplay
Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail
Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail1899 · Writer
Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest of Dreyfus
Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest of Dreyfus1899 · Writer
La crémation
La crémation1899 · screenplay
The Degradation of Dreyfus
The Degradation of Dreyfus1899 · Writer
Cinderella
Cinderella1899 · Writer
The Four Troublesome Heads
The Four Troublesome Heads1898 · Writer
Divers at Work on the Maine
Divers at Work on the Maine1898 · written by
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train1898 · Writer
The Surrender of Tournavos
The Surrender of Tournavos1897 · Writer
The Bewitched Inn
The Bewitched Inn1897 · Screenplay
Entre Calais et Douvres
Entre Calais et Douvres1897 · Writer

Crew (67)

Le Monstre (adapted)
Le Monstre (adapted)2019 · producer
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries2010 · Director of Photography
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries
Georges Méliès Encore: New Discoveries2010 · Editor
ORG
ORG1979 · Thanks
The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole1912 · Director of Photography
The Conquest of the Pole
The Conquest of the Pole1912 · Producer
Cinderella Up-to-Date
Cinderella Up-to-Date1909 · producer
For Sale: a Baby
For Sale: a Baby1909 · producer
For the Cause of Suffrage
For the Cause of Suffrage1909 · producer
The Stolen Wireless
The Stolen Wireless1909 · producer
The Count's Wooing
The Count's Wooing1909 · producer
Fortune Favors the Brave
Fortune Favors the Brave1908 · producer
Tunneling the English Channel
Tunneling the English Channel1907 · Producer
Tunneling the English Channel
Tunneling the English Channel1907 · Production Design
Le Magicien
Le Magicien1907 · producer
The Witch
The Witch1906 · Production Design
The Witch
The Witch1906 · Producer
Rip's Dream
Rip's Dream1905 · Production Design
Rip's Dream
Rip's Dream1905 · Producer
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship1905 · Production Design
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship1905 · Producer
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights1905 · Producer
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights1905 · Production Design
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights1905 · Editor
The Black Imp
The Black Imp1905 · Producer
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage1904 · Production Design
Melies: Tales of Terror
Melies: Tales of Terror1904 · producer
The Christmas Angel
The Christmas Angel1904 · Producer
Supplément Voyage à travers l'impossible
Supplément Voyage à travers l'impossible1904 · producer
The Impossible Voyage
The Impossible Voyage1904 · Producer
The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron1903 · Production Design
The Infernal Cauldron
The Infernal Cauldron1903 · Producer
The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Kingdom of the Fairies1903 · Production Design
The Kingdom of the Fairies
The Kingdom of the Fairies1903 · Producer
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon1902 · Producer
The Giant and Pygmy
The Giant and Pygmy1902 · producer
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe1902 · Production Design
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe1902 · Producer
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon1902 · Production Design
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon1902 · Editor
The Human Fly
The Human Fly1902 · Producer
The Prince of Magicians
The Prince of Magicians1901 · Producer
Bluebeard
Bluebeard1901 · Producer
Bluebeard
Bluebeard1901 · Production Design
Bluebeard
Bluebeard1901 · Adaptation
The Man with the Rubber Head
The Man with the Rubber Head1901 · Special Effects
The Man with the Rubber Head
The Man with the Rubber Head1901 · Producer
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Editor
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Production Designer
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Special Effects
The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream1900 · Producer
The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band1900 · Producer
The One-Man Band
The One-Man Band1900 · Special Effects
La crémation
La crémation1899 · Director of Photography
A Midnight Episode
A Midnight Episode1899 · producer
Cinderella
Cinderella1899 · Producer
Cinderella
Cinderella1899 · Production Design
The Four Troublesome Heads
The Four Troublesome Heads1898 · Special Effects
The Four Troublesome Heads
The Four Troublesome Heads1898 · Editor
Divers at Work on the Maine
Divers at Work on the Maine1898 · producer

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