Gaston Velle
Directing·December 24, 1868·† January 8, 1953 — 84 years old·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.
Known For
Voyage autour d’une étoile
1906·6.1
Tit-for-Tat
1906·6.2
Burglary at Night
1904·5.8
The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs
1905·5.8
Metamorphosis of a Butterfly
1904·5.0
Flower Fairy
1905·5.5
Barnum's Trunk
1904·5.7
King of Dollars
1905·5.5
The Clock-Maker's Secret
1907·5.1
Electric Current
1906·5.3
The Pigeon Fairy
1906·5.4
Drama in the Air
1904·5.9
Filmography · 57
—Le paravent mystérieuxDirector2025Fantastic FlowersDirector1911Le cauchemar de PierrotDirector1910Cagliostro, aventurier, chimiste et magicienDirector1910Le Charme des fleursDirector1908The Fairies and the FaunDirector1907The Clock-Maker's SecretDirector1907A Little Jules VerneDirector1906OtelloDirector1906Electric CurrentDirector1906Un viaggio in una stellaDirector1906Voyage autour d’une étoileDirector1906A Tragic WeddingDirector1906The Pigeon FairyDirector1906The Rajah's CasketDirector1906The Riderless BicycleDirector1906Living FlowersDirector1906The Invisible MenDirector1906Bob's TheaterDirector1906Tit-for-TatDirector1906Les effets de la foudreDirector · Writer1905Tragedy at SeaDirector1905The Hen That Laid the Golden EggsDirector1905Different Hair DressesDirector1905The Phantom's GuardDirector1905The Wonderful AlbumDirector1905The Infernal CaveDirector1905Dream of the MoonDirector1905Flower FairyDirector1905King of DollarsDirector1905Transparent CardsDirector1905Wonderful BeehiveDirector1905Wonderful BeehiveDirector1904Burglary at NightDirector1904Danses plastiquesDirector1904Ruffian's DanceDirector1904Drama in the AirDirector · Writer1904The Nest RobbersDirector1904Metamorphosis of a ButterflyDirector1904Japanese VarietiesDirector1904Magic BricksDirector1904Barnum's TrunkDirector1904"Kickapoo" DanceDirector1903Metamorphosis of the King of SpadesDirector1903Les PoupéesDirector1902Chirurgie mécaniqueDirector1902Tentation de Saint-AntoineDirector1902Le CambrioleurDirector1902Arlequin et MéphistophélèsDirector1902Une scène à l'octroiDirector1902Le Repas fantastiqueDirector1902Le Gendarme et les domestiquesDirector1902Pierrot et la flûte enchantéeDirector1902Le Prestidigitateur au caféDirector1902SubstitutionsDirector1902The Devil's PotDirector1902The Haunted CastleDirector