Georges Méliès Movies

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...

A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping...

Lucifers fall from grace

Comedy short film by Georges Méliès.

Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance...

Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.

This shows a prince entering upon the stage of the King's private theatre. He is about to do a few mystifying tricks for the amusement of the court.

A traveller is shown to a room in an inn. After a brief dispute with the hostess and a porter, he is left to himself. But strange things begin to...

In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies...

A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.

A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.

A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is...

The opening title card explains that a painter has just finished his work when his assistant comes in and accidentally drinks varnish. The film then...

The Jewish ex-officer Alfred Dreyfus's degradation. He stands in a military quadrant and the Adjutant proceeds to tear off his medals; Dreyfus is...

A magician produces a living portrait of himself.

The Brahmin, Iftikar, who enjoys a great reputation in India, has determined to create something miraculous which will place the seal upon his...

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

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

The background of this picture represents a scene along the beautiful river Seine in Paris. A gentleman enters, and taking a blackboard from the side...

A series of fantastical wrestling matches.