Conquest of the Pole

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Conquest of the Pole (French: Conquête du pôle) is a science fantasy film by Georges Méliès based on the novel The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne. It was released in 1912 and deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Its most elaborate scene is one featuring a man-eating frost giant that attempts to eat the crew.
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  • 1912

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  • 18 min

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Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was very innovative in the use of special effects. He accidentally discovered the stop trick, or...

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