Who is Papa Georges/Georges Méliès in Hugo?

Ben Kingsley plays Papa Georges/Georges Méliès in the film.

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father (Jude Law). Accompanied by the goddaughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) of an embittered toy merchant (Ben Kingsley), Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

Hugo

Name: Hugo
Genre: Action/Adventure,Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Released: 2011-11-23
Duration: 126
Rating: 78

PG 2 hr 6 min

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How long is Hugo?: Hugo is 2 hr 6 min long.

Who directed Hugo?: Martin Scorsese

Who is Papa Georges/Georges Méliès in Hugo?: Ben Kingsley plays Papa Georges/Georges Méliès in the film.

What is Hugo about?: Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father (Jude Law). Accompanied by the goddaughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) of an embittered toy merchant (Ben Kingsley), Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.