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The Human Fly (French: L'Homme-Mouche) is a 1902 French silent trick film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 415–416 in its catalogues.[1]

Directed byGeorges Méliès
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  • 1902 (1902)
CountryFrance
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The Human Fly
Directed byGeorges Méliès
Production
company
Release date
  • 1902 (1902)
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent
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A hand-coloured print of the film

Méliès himself plays the Russian dancer. This film is probably the first time Méliès used a vertical vantage point, pointing his camera directly toward the floor; two other technical effects, the substitution splice and the multiple exposure, completed the illusion.[2]

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