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Georges Méliès: Fairy Tales in Color

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship

3m 17s

Directed by Georges Méliès • 1906 • France

The inventor of a new dirigible dreams that his machine takes flight—but nothing goes as planned.

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