The Four Troublesome Heads

1898 0h 1m FR

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 194

ComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and throwing it in the air, it appears on the table opposite another head, and both detached heads sing in unison. The conjurer then removes it a third time. You then see all three of his heads, which are exact duplicates, upon the table at one time, while the conjurer again stands before the audience with his head perfectly intact, singing in unison with the three heads upon the table. He closes the picture by bowing himself from the stage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Georges Méliès
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georges Méliès
Writers: Georges Méliès
Languages: No Language
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 1-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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128 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Georges Méliès shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0135696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Georges Méliès directs. Georges Méliès cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 1-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2128 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Georges Méliès shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0135696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 8 themes, including "guitar", "disembodied head", "black and white", "head".
7Released under 12 different titles around the world.