Georges Méliès Movies

Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his...

A look back at the life, style and influences of the famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and an examination of his role in the story of...

A reenactment of a dirigible explosion in Paris.

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks...

In a corner of the garden we see an ornamental fountain. An old professor comes along, looking for a nice spot where he can teach his pupils. Finding...

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....

With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus...

One fine day at a barbershop that has stupid staff and very rude customers.

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...

A decapitated cook wreaks havoc on the restaurant proprietor.

Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès...

A magician's hat offers many surprises.

A magician stuffs eight of his lovely assistants into a barrel.

The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on.

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

One of the last films Georges Méliès made. By now, he was under contract for his former rival Pathé, where he made a few of his...

Méliès appears as a court jester (a “triboulet” in French). He pulls 18th century noblemen out of a trunk and arranges them...

This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just...

A Jew who mocked Jesus on the cross is visited by a devil and an angel.