Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1899
    The Pillar of Fire

    The Pillar of Fire

    The Pillar of Fire

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    A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the...

    The Pillar of Fire
  • 1905
    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    4.31905HD

    On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.

    An Improvised Fireworks Display
  • 1901
    The Prince of Magicians

    The Prince of Magicians

    The Prince of Magicians

    6.41901HD

    A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

    The Prince of Magicians
  • 1900
    The Flea

    The Flea

    The Flea

    01900HD

    A woman climbs out of bed and lifts her nightdress to search for a flea. Reconstructed from a late 1800s flip book

    The Flea
  • 1900
    The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    5.61900HD

    The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by...

    The Christmas Dream
  • 1898
    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

    5.71898HD

    Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by...

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the
  • 2021
    The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

    6.92021HD

    A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated...

    The Méliès Mystery
  • 1907
    Tunneling the English Channel

    Tunneling the English Channel

    Tunneling the English Channel

    6.51907HD

    The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel.

    Tunneling the English Channel
  • 1908
    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

    5.51908HD

    The Merchant, the Farrier, and the Roman accompany a mysterious woman into a magical cave full of terrors and wonders.

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
  • 1897
    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    5.061897HD

    A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

    After the Ball
  • 1898
    The Magician

    The Magician

    The Magician

    6.11898HD

    In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he...

    The Magician
  • 2014
    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

    62014HD

    The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
  • 1906
    The Merry Frolics of Satan

    The Merry Frolics of Satan

    The Merry Frolics of Satan

    6.51906HD

    Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he...

    The Merry Frolics of Satan
  • 1903
    Faust in the Underworld

    Faust in the Underworld

    Faust in the Underworld

    5.81903HD

    The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges...

    Faust in the Underworld
  • 1897
    Gugusse and the Automaton

    Gugusse and the Automaton

    Gugusse and the Automaton

    6.81897HD

    Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

    Gugusse and the Automaton
  • 1903
    Extraordinary Illusions

    Extraordinary Illusions

    Extraordinary Illusions

    6.11903HD

    Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

    Extraordinary Illusions
  • 1908
    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    5.11908HD

    An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.

    Why That Actor Was Late
  • 1902
    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    71902HD

    In this film, we show the interior of a doctor's office. A patient enters, and judging from the expression on his face, he is in great pain. The...

    Sure Cure for Indigestion
  • 1900
    The One-Man Band

    The One-Man Band

    The One-Man Band

    6.71900HD

    A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair,...

    The One-Man Band
  • 1939
    Violons d'Ingres

    Violons d'Ingres

    Violons d'Ingres

    71939HD

    Shows hobbies of people who do an ordinary job in the day. Made for New York Fair.

    Violons d'Ingres