Short film
The Conquest of the Pole
1912 · France
The Conquest of the Pole is a 1912 French silent science fantasy trick film directed by and starring Georges Méliès. The film, loosely inspired by contemporary events and by Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires, follows the comic misadventures of an international group of explorers on an expedition to the North Pole, where they encounter a man-eating frost giant and a dangerous magnetic needle.
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- Director
- Georges Méliès
- Production
- Pathé, Star Film Company
- Cast
- Georges Méliès