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'The Crystal Casket' , also known as 'The Magic Dice', is a 1905 French short silent film by Georges Mlis. It was sold by Mlis's Star Film Company and is numbered 686689 in its catalogues.[
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Mlis is the magician in the film, which is based on a famous stage magic act, "Le D Grossissant", conceived by the illusionist Buatier de Kolta. De Kolta made a die grow before the audience's eyes, then made his wife appear out of it. The tricks in Mlis's version are carried out using a combination of stage machinery and substitution splices.[
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A fragment of the film still exists, and has been released on home video.[
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