France, 1901
2m, 45.72 metres
35mm film, black and white
silent
A French fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès.
Plot Summary
A magician produced an empty jar and begins pumping the arm of his assistant, filling the jar with a stream of water that jets from his mouth. The jar then explodes, transforming into a flag from behind which emerges a huge lobster which turns into a man. The magician places the flag over the man and transforms him into two small children who promptly turn into a variety of different objects. The jar of water returns (with a fish in it), the assistant is kicked by the magician and the magician wraps himself in the the flag and disappears.
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Director: Georges Méliès
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Alternative Titles
Magician and the Human Pump – US title
The Prince of Magicians – UK title
A Varázsló és az emberpumpa – Hungarian title
