Jupiter's Thunderballs
Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
Synopsis
With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus tries to make some repairs but succeeds only in heating the bolts and burning Zeus's hands. Zeus conjures nine muses, but do their incantations help? He dismisses them as well as a visiting Pan, and his fits of pique become counter-productive. Can he get his powers back?
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November 7, 1903
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Georges Méliès
- Original Title
- Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 3m
- Production Studios
- Star Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Georges Méliès
Department Leadership Roster
Georges Méliès
Director
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Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, known as Georges Méliès (/meɪˈljɛs/; French: [meljɛs]; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938), was a French illusionist and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was an especially prolific innovator in the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards. His films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy.
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What is Jupiter's Thunderballs about?
With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus tries to make some repairs but succeeds only in heating the bolts and burning Zeus's hands. Zeus conjures nine muses, but do their incantations help? He dismisses them as well as a visiting Pan, and his fits of pique become counter-productive. Can he get his powers back?
Who directed Jupiter's Thunderballs?
Jupiter's Thunderballs was directed by Georges Méliès.
Who stars in Jupiter's Thunderballs?
The principal cast of Jupiter's Thunderballs includes Georges Méliès.
When was Jupiter's Thunderballs released and how long is it?
Jupiter's Thunderballs was released in 1903 with a total runtime of 3m.