
The Charles Pathé-Babies
1986, French. Directed by Pierre Levie.
The 13th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. The Pathé-Baby, or ‘cinema at home’, the precursor to home cinema, was launched in 1922 and made it possible to watch comedy stars such as Max Linder, Laurel and Hardy, and Felix the Cat, as well as ‘big films’ such as Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Abel Gance's Napoléon, at home.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- Les Babies Charles Pathé
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Pierre Levie
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The Charles Pathé-Babies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Charles Pathé-Babies?
The Charles Pathé-Babies (1986) was directed by Pierre Levie.