Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1905
    The Palace of the Arabian Nights

    The Palace of the Arabian Nights

    The Palace of the Arabian Nights

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    A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs...

    The Palace of the Arabian Nights
  • 1908
    The New Lord of the Village

    The New Lord of the Village

    The New Lord of the Village

    5.41908HD

    There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then...

    The New Lord of the Village
  • 1908
    Long Distance Wireless Photography

    Long Distance Wireless Photography

    Long Distance Wireless Photography

    5.51908HD

    Into a photography studio full of large fantastic machines steps an elderly couple. The bearded proprietor explains the equipment and gives them a...

    Long Distance Wireless Photography
  • 1908
    The Miser

    The Miser

    The Miser

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    This Georges Melies film is only available in a five-minute fragment. The film starts off with a title card setting up the events. An elderly miser...

    The Miser
  • 1904
    The Untamable Whiskers

    The Untamable Whiskers

    The Untamable Whiskers

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    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...

    The Untamable Whiskers
  • 1906
    The Witch

    The Witch

    The Witch

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    A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and...

    The Witch
  • 1898
    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    6.71898HD

    A woman slips into her bed with the help of her servant. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook...

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma
  • 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
  • 1929
    Gala Méliès

    Gala Méliès

    Gala Méliès

    01929HD

    Lost in the streets of Paris, Georges Méliès is looking everywhere for the Salle Pleyel. On the wall he sees an enormous Gala poster...

    Gala Méliès
  • 1903
    Apparitions

    Apparitions

    Apparitions

    5.71903HD

    Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.

    Apparitions
  • 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
  • 1897
    Naval Combat in Greece

    Naval Combat in Greece

    Naval Combat in Greece

    5.31897HD

    An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the...

    Naval Combat in Greece
  • 1905
    An Adventurous Automobile Trip

    An Adventurous Automobile Trip

    An Adventurous Automobile Trip

    5.81905HD

    A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special...

    An Adventurous Automobile Trip
  • 1908
    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

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    1908 French short silent film by Georges Méliès, which is presumed lost. No English-language release is known for this film,[1] but the...

    The Fairy Dragonfly
  • 1906
    The Merry Frolics of Satan

    The Merry Frolics of Satan

    The Merry Frolics of Satan

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    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
  • 1906
    A Desperate Crime

    A Desperate Crime

    A Desperate Crime

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    A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.

    A Desperate Crime
  • 1907
    Shakespeare Writing

    Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"

    Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"

    91907HD

    William Shakespeare, struggling to write the assassination scene for his play Julius Caesar, settles into an armchair and begins to daydream the...

    Shakespeare Writing
  • 1908
    Les infortunes des patineurs

    Les infortunes des patineurs

    Les infortunes des patineurs

    4.11908HD

    A group of people take roller skating too far.

    Les infortunes des patineurs
  • 1899
    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    71899HD

    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...

    The Degradation of Dreyfus
  • 1899
    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    5.31899HD

    Showing the interior view of the hut in which Dreyfus is confined. The scene takes place at night, showing the moon through the window of the cell....

    Dreyfus Put in Irons