A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself

Match de prestidigitation (literally "conjuring contest"),[3] 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.[2]

A Wager Between Two Magicians, or Jealous of Myself / A Juggling Contest Between Two Magicians
Directed byGeorges Méliès
StarringGeorges Méliès
Production
company
Release date
13 February 1904 (USA)[1]
Running time
60 meters[2] (approx. 2 minutes)[3]
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent

Plot

A performing magician divides into two people. The doubles then take turns doing tricks before merging back into one man.[3]

Cast

Méliès himself plays the magician in the film.[4]

Release and rediscovery

A Wager Between Two Magicians was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 542–544 in its catalogues.[2] It was assumed lost until 2016, when a reel containing the final two thirds of the film was discovered at the Czech Film Archive.[4]

References
  1. Rège, P., Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Vol. 1 (Lanham, MD / Toronto / Plymouth: Scarecrow Press, 2010), p. 705.
  2. Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 347
  3. Agence France-Presse (11 October 2016), "'Lost' movie by silent film pioneer unearthed at Czech film archive", The Guardian, retrieved 13 October 2016
  4. Ruschková, Alžběta (11 October 2016), "Un film perdu de Georges Méliès retrouvé à Prague", Radio Prague, retrieved 13 October 2016


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