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À la conquête du pôle

  • 19121912
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 33m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
991
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À la conquête du pôle (1912)
  • Short
  • Adventure
  • Horror
Aboard the futuristic flying machine of his own invention, Professor Mabouloff and his team of intercultural explorers set off on yet another impossible expedition to North Pole's vast lands... Read allAboard the futuristic flying machine of his own invention, Professor Mabouloff and his team of intercultural explorers set off on yet another impossible expedition to North Pole's vast landscapes. What wonders await the bold adventurers?Aboard the futuristic flying machine of his own invention, Professor Mabouloff and his team of intercultural explorers set off on yet another impossible expedition to North Pole's vast landscapes. What wonders await the bold adventurers?
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Georges Méliès
  • Writers
    • Georges Méliès(screenplay)
    • Jules Verne(novel "Voyages et aventures du Captaine Hatteras")
  • Stars
    • Georges Méliès
    • Fernande Albany
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  • Director
    • Georges Méliès
  • Writers
    • Georges Méliès(screenplay)
    • Jules Verne(novel "Voyages et aventures du Captaine Hatteras")
  • Stars
    • Georges Méliès
    • Fernande Albany
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    • 17User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Georges Méliès
    Georges Méliès
    • Le professeur Mabouloffas Le professeur Mabouloff…
    Fernande Albany
    Fernande Albany
    • Director
      • Georges Méliès
    • Writers
      • Georges Méliès(screenplay) (story)
      • Jules Verne(novel "Voyages et aventures du Captaine Hatteras")
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    • Trivia
      The film takes part of its inspiration from contemporary affairs surrounding the competing claims of Robert E. Peary and Frederick Cook over who had first reached the North Pole. Peary claimed he had reached the North Pole on 6 April 1909, however Cook, claimed he had done so a year earlier, on 21 April 1908. Méliès is quoted as saying that he thought both had pretended to have reached the North Pole, so he decided he was going to go there.
    • Connections
      Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)

    User reviews17

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    Is there an english version floating around?
    Indeed, I'm currently going through a pile of films (on a 16mm projector no less) that are being discarded. I came across this one today and sat there the entire time riveted to the screen.

    It has to be one of the most bizarre films I've ever seen. It seems to be trying very hard to be funny and for the most part it succeeds quite well. The images and the sheer craziness of it all can't help but make a person laugh.

    I do have to admit though, that the overly long journey past the zodiac could have been done without. It slowed the frantic pace of the rest of the film, and was out of place in a film which was otherwise trying to be funny.

    If you're a film buff, or you have a chance to see it, I'd say go for it. Otherwise, don't go out of your way.

    There is one thing I'd like to point out, and I'm not sure if I'm right, but the version of this film that I saw had an English title screen and (not sure what they're called) - English dialog screens. The company that produced this version was "Star Films." I assume it's not the original one because it wasn't in French.
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    • lawzam
    • Aug 11, 2000

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    • Release date
      • 1912 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • None
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Conquest of the Pole
    • Filming locations
      • Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies
      • Georges Méliès
      • Star-Film
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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