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 . The ...
Directed by Georges Méliès. With Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany. Scientists from all over the world are meeting to discuss the best way to reach the North Pole. Professor Maboul demonstrates for them the innovative equipment that he has designed for the purpose. When everything is ready, Maboul and several other scientists depart for the pole. Their trip will prove to be even more eventful than expected.
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE was Georges Méliès' final stab at epic filmmaking before his bankruptcy a year later. In the short (not unlike A TRIP TO THE MOON), scientists gather and draft plans to undertake a great voyage.
10 years after the big splash with A Trip to the Moon, director Georges Méliès rehashes all his old tricks in 1912 film that is technically ambitious, but narratively old hat and a bit misogynous. The Conquest of the Pole (À la conquête du pôle). 1912, France.
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 . The ...
Directed by Georges Méliès. With Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany. Scientists from all over the world are meeting to discuss the best way to reach the North Pole. Professor Maboul demonstrates for them the innovative equipment that he has designed for the purpose. When everything is ready, Maboul and several other scientists depart for the pole. Their trip will prove to be even more eventful than expected.
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE was Georges Méliès' final stab at epic filmmaking before his bankruptcy a year later. In the short (not unlike A TRIP TO THE MOON), scientists gather and draft plans to undertake a great voyage.
10 years after the big splash with A Trip to the Moon, director Georges Méliès rehashes all his old tricks in 1912 film that is technically ambitious, but narratively old hat and a bit misogynous. The Conquest of the Pole (À la conquête du pôle). 1912, France.
