Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1899
    Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail

    Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail

    Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail

    7.51899HD

    One of eleven installments of The Dreyfus Affair (L'affaire Dreyfus), a docudrama reconstructing the historical Dreyfus Affair, which was still...

    Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail
  • 1902
    The Magician and the Imp

    The Magician and the Imp

    The Magician and the Imp

    5.11902HD

    The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the...

    The Magician and the Imp
  • 1908
    Pranks With a Fake Python

    Pranks With a Fake Python

    Pranks With a Fake Python

    71908HD

    Silent film from Georges Méliès, presumed to be lost.

    Pranks With a Fake Python
  • 1904
    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    5.51904HD

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

    The Wonderful Rose Tree
  • 1904
    The Providence of the Waves

    The Providence of the Waves

    The Providence of the Waves

    81904HD

    An impoverished fisherman, not earning enough to support his wife and daughter, prays for help before an icon of the Virgin Mary. After trying to...

    The Providence of the Waves
  • 1904
    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    5.21904HD

    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.

    The Imperceptible Transmutations
  • 1904
    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    01904HD

    A drunkard has taken off his overcoat and wishes to put in on again, but as he is not able to succeed in it. He asks aid of two bystanders, who hold...

    The Mischances of a Drunkard
  • 1896
    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    5.31896HD

    One of a few versions of the "arrival of the train" narrative. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a...

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
  • 1900
    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    5.71900HD

    In this subject a "comique eccentric" enters the drawing room inhabited by spirits. He tries to take off his coat and hat, but these garments return...

    Up-to-Date Spiritualism
  • 1905
    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    5.81905HD

    A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a...

    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise
  • 1902
    The Microscopic Dancer

    The Microscopic Dancer

    The Microscopic Dancer

    5.71902HD

    “This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks...

    The Microscopic Dancer
  • 1899
    Fantastic Dining Room

    Fantastic Dining Room

    Fantastic Dining Room

    5.61899HD

    Showing the interior of a dining room of a modest cottage, whereto enter a young couple to partake in their meal, which is being served up by the...

    Fantastic Dining Room
  • 1903
    Misfortune Never Comes Alone

    Misfortune Never Comes Alone

    Misfortune Never Comes Alone

    5.61903HD

    The scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty --most laughable and comical

    Misfortune Never Comes Alone
  • 1908
    Humanity Through the Ages

    Humanity Through the Ages

    Humanity Through the Ages

    21908HD

    An episodic narrative displaying examples of humankind's brutality, from the story of Cain and Abel through the Hague Convention of 1907.

    Humanity Through the Ages
  • 1899
    Suicide of Colonel Henry

    Suicide of Colonel Henry

    Suicide of Colonel Henry

    51899HD

    Shows the interior of the cell of the Prison Militaire du Cherche-Midi, Paris, where Colonel Henry is confined. He is seated at a table writing a...

    Suicide of Colonel Henry
  • 1909
    The Diabolic Tenant

    The Diabolic Tenant

    The Diabolic Tenant

    6.81909HD

    A man rents an apartment and furnishes it in remarkable fashion.

    The Diabolic Tenant
  • 1900
    How He Missed His Train

    How He Missed His Train

    How He Missed His Train

    5.71900HD

    A man misses his train due to his clothes turning into other types of clothes.

    How He Missed His Train
  • 1908
    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    7.21908HD

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race
  • 1903
    The Terrible Turkish Executioner

    The Terrible Turkish Executioner

    The Terrible Turkish Executioner

    6.21903HD

    In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while...

    The Terrible Turkish Executioner
  • 1903
    The Mysterious Box

    The Mysterious Box

    The Mysterious Box

    5.51903HD

    As scene as pleasing as incomprehensible. A juggler summons two chairs, which come to the stage jumping and twirling around. Across the back of these...

    The Mysterious Box