Conquest of the Pole | |
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Directed by | Georges Méliès |
Produced by | Georges Méliès and Charles Pathé |
Written by | Original Novel: Jules Verne |
Starring | Georges Méliès as Le professeur Mabouloff / ou Maboul and Fernande Albany |
Music by | Eric Le Guen (DVD Lobster Film 2009) |
Cinematography | Georges Méliès |
Distributed by | Pathé Frères |
Release date(s) | 1912 |
Running time | 18 min./ 30min. 21 sec. (full version) |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Conquest of the Pole (French: Conquête du pôle) is a science fantasy film by Georges Méliès based on the novel The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne. It was released in 1912 and deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists.
Its most elaborate scene is one featuring a man-eating frost giant that attempts to eat the crew.