Gaston Velle

Gaston Velle

1868-12-24
84 (1953-01-08)
Rome

Gaston Velle was a French silent film director and pioneer of special effects, who was prominent in early French and Italian cinema during the first two decades of the 20th century.

Rome

Gaston Velle was a French silent film director and pioneer of special effects, who was prominent in early French and Italian cinema during the first two decades of the 20th century.

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A Voyage Around a Star 1906 (5.906)

An old astronomer has been transfixed by a star for a long time. He had but one thought: to travel to it, to declare his love for it! But how? A simple but ingenious solution-- A giant bubble. Velle remade the film for Italian studio Cines in the same year.
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Tit-for-Tat 1906 (6.115)

An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.
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Burglary at Night 1904 (5.542)

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.