Cast Georges Méliès | Starring Georges Méliès Release date 13 February 1904 (USA) Initial release 1904 | |
Running time 60 meters (approx. 2 minutes) Similar The Imperceptible Transmutations, The Man with the Rubber H, Robinson Crusoe, The Voyage of the Bourri, Post No Bills | ||
Match de prestidigitation (literally "conjuring contest"), released in the United States as A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself, and in the United Kingdom as A Juggling Contest Between Two Magicians, is a 1904 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès.
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Plot
A performing magician divides into two people. The doubles then take turns doing tricks before merging back into one man.
Cast
Méliès himself plays the magician in the film.
Release and rediscovery
A Wager Between Two Magicians was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 542–544 in its catalogues. It was assumed lost until 2016, when a reel containing the final two thirds of the film was discovered at the Czech Film Archive.
References
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA