Synopsis
Story of how the "Marly Engine" came to be built during the reign of Louis XIV. It is thanks to this machine that water was first brought to Versailles.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Armor Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Armor Films
Full credits (3)
- Executive Producer : Fred Orain
- Director of Photography : Lucien Joulin
- Music Composer : Georges Van Parys
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1961
- Runtime : 12 min
- Visa number : 25228
- Visa issue date : 02/01/1962
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)