France, 1902
3m, 165 feet/50 metres
35mm film, black and white
silent
A French fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès.
Plot Summary
A chemist removes his head and puts it on a table where he blows it up to colossal proportions. He then deflates it, but his assistant gets over-excited by the discovery and blows the head up again until it explodes.
Credits
Crew
Director: Georges Méliès
Star Film
Cast
Georges Méliès (the chemist)
Alternative Titles
A Gumifeju ember – Hungarian title
The India Rubber Head – US title
The Man with the India-Rubber Head – UK title
A Swelled Head
Tête de caoutchouc
Links
Extracts included in
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood: Where It All Began (1995)
Le Grand Méliès (1952)
References
Periodicals
Cin̩ma no.141 (December 1969) p.129 Рarticle
Books
Artificially Arranged Scenes: The Films of Georges M̩li̬s by John Frazer pp.91-93 Рillustrated notes
