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Gaston Velle (1868-1953)

Birthplace:
Rome

Born:
December 24, 1868

Died:
January 8, 1953

Biography from TheMovieDB

Gaston Velle was a French silent film director and pioneer of special effects, who was prominent in early French and Italian cinema during the first two decades of the 20th century.

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Film Production

Director:
1903  Arlequin et Méphistophélès
1903  Chirurgie mécanique
1903  La marmite diabolique
1903  Le cambrioleur
1903  Le château hanté
1903  Le gendarme et les domestiques
1903  Le prestidigitateur au café
1903  Le repas fantastique
1903  Les poupées
1903  Pierrot et la flûte enchantée
1903  Substitutions
1903  Tentation de Saint-Antoine
1903  Une scène à l'octroi
1904  Barnum's Trunk
1904  Burglary at Night
1904  Danses plastiques
1904  Drama in the Air
1904  Japanese Varieties
1904  La danse des apaches
1904  Metamorphosis of a Butterfly
1904  Métamorphose du roi de pique
1904  The Devil's Dance
1904  The Nest Robbers
1905  Different Hair Dresses
1905  Dream of the Moon
1905  Flower Fairy
1905  L'antre infernal
1905  Les cartes lumineuses
1905  Marvelous Beehive
1905  The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs
1905  The Infernal Cave
1905  The Wonderful Album
1905  Un drame en mer
1906  A Tragic Wedding
1906  A Voyage Around a Star
1906  Living Flowers
1906  Otello
1906  The Invisible Men
1906  The Phantom Guard
1906  The Pigeon Fairy
1906  The Rajah's Casket
1906  The Riderless Bicycle
1906  Tit-for-Tat
1906  Un viaggio in una stella
1907  Petit Jules Verne
1907  The Clock-Maker's Secret
1908  The Fairies and the Faun
1910  Cagliostro, aventurier, chimiste et magicien
1910  Le Charme des fleurs
1911  Le cauchemar de Pierrot

Writer:
1903  Arlequin et Méphistophélès
1903  Chirurgie mécanique
1903  La marmite diabolique
1903  Le cambrioleur
1903  Le château hanté
1903  Le gendarme et les domestiques
1903  Le prestidigitateur au café
1903  Le repas fantastique
1903  Les poupées
1903  Pierrot et la flûte enchantée
1903  Substitutions
1903  Tentation de Saint-Antoine
1903  Une scène à l'octroi
1904  Barnum's Trunk
1904  Burglary at Night
1904  Danses plastiques
1904  Drama in the Air
1904  Japanese Varieties
1904  La danse des apaches
1904  Metamorphosis of a Butterfly
1904  Métamorphose du roi de pique
1904  The Devil's Dance
1904  The Nest Robbers
1905  Different Hair Dresses
1905  Dream of the Moon
1905  Flower Fairy
1905  L'antre infernal
1905  Les cartes lumineuses
1905  Marvelous Beehive
1905  The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs
1905  The Infernal Cave
1905  The Wonderful Album
1905  Un drame en mer
1906  A Tragic Wedding
1906  A Voyage Around a Star
1906  Living Flowers
1906  Otello
1906  The Invisible Men
1906  The Phantom Guard
1906  The Pigeon Fairy
1906  The Rajah's Casket
1906  The Riderless Bicycle
1906  Tit-for-Tat
1906  Un viaggio in una stella
1907  Petit Jules Verne
1907  The Clock-Maker's Secret
1908  The Fairies and the Faun
1910  Cagliostro, aventurier, chimiste et magicien
1910  Le Charme des fleurs
1911  Le cauchemar de Pierrot

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