The World of Mime Theatre * Library * Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau has appeared in a number of feature films, short films, and made-for-video productions. While some of these films feature his work as a mime artist, in others he performs as either a speaking actor or a non-speaking actor in a non-mime role.

Feature Films (some available on video):

Quatre pas dans la vie (1955) - France
The Beauty and the Emperor (1959) - Germany
Le Mime Marcel Marceau (1964; released 2017) - France
The Robot (1966) - USSR
Barbarella (1968) - France/Italy (in English)
Shanks (1973) - USA
• Review of Shanks with detailed background and still photos
• 1973 Milwaukee Journal article with Marceau interview about Shanks
Silent Movie (1976) - USA (*Marceau is the only actor to speak in this film)
Les Iles (1982) - France
Kinski Paganini (1989) - Italy/France

Selected Short Films (some available on video):

Bip et le Rendez-vous (1948) - France
Mic-Mac (with the Compagnie Marcel Marceau, 1949) - France
The Pantomimes of Bip (1951) - Germany
Le Manteau (1951) - Germany
Pantomimes (with introduction by Jean Cocteau, 1954) - France
Un Jardin Public (1955) - France
The Fable (1966) - USA
First Class (1970) - (* Marceau plays 17 different roles)
The Mime of Marcel Marceau (1972) - USA
The Art of Silence: Pantomimes with Marcel Marceau (series of 13 films, 1975) - USA

Documentaries (some available on video):

La Constellation Jodorowsky (1994) - Switzerland (in French)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) - USA

Videos (see Video and Audio Recordings)

Marcel Marceau page on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Excerpts from The Art of Silence: Pantomimes with Marcel Marceau (1975)

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MARCEL MARCEAU

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