Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1906
    A Desperate Crime

    A Desperate Crime

    A Desperate Crime

    6.41906HD

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

    A Desperate Crime
  • 1908
    Sideshow Wrestlers

    Sideshow Wrestlers

    Sideshow Wrestlers

    4.61908HD

    A man gets cajoled into working as a sideshow wrestler.

    Sideshow Wrestlers
  • 1903
    The Oracle of Delphi

    The Oracle of Delphi

    The Oracle of Delphi

    5.51903HD

    A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts...

    The Oracle of Delphi
  • 1908
    The Genii of Fire

    The Genii of Fire

    The Genii of Fire

    5.31908HD

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

    The Genii of Fire
  • 1896
    Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds

    Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds

    Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds

    4.21896HD

    A man does tricks by forming hats and then putting them on. Fragment available in flipbook format, otherwise lost.

    Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds
  • 1905
    Life-Saving Up-to-Date

    Life-Saving Up-to-Date

    Life-Saving Up-to-Date

    101905HD

    A dispute takes place between some traveling musicians while they are giving a concert in a courtyard. The Janitor of the house. who mixes himself up...

    Life-Saving Up-to-Date
  • 1907
    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    6.11907HD

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

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
  • 1901
    The Devil and the Statue

    The Devil and the Statue

    The Devil and the Statue

    5.41901HD

    At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet a sentimental song, then goes away. Hardly has he departed when the colonnade...

    The Devil and the Statue
  • 1908
    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    41908HD

    This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the...

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie
  • 1897
    Dancing in a Harem

    Dancing in a Harem

    Dancing in a Harem

    101897HD

    Dancing in a Harem was an 1897 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and...

    Dancing in a Harem
  • 1900
    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

    5.71900HD

    The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.

    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood
  • 1903
    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    91903HD

    Before going to war with his neighbors, the King reviews his men. The Queen's Musketeer's, who number only young men, are proclaimed the best drilled...

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine
  • 1907
    The King and the Jester

    The King and the Jester

    The King and the Jester

    5.11907HD

    French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).

    The King and the Jester
  • 1897
    Between Calais and Dover

    Between Calais and Dover

    Between Calais and Dover

    5.41897HD

    A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.

    Between Calais and Dover
  • 1898
    The Famous Box Trick

    The Famous Box Trick

    The Famous Box Trick

    6.21898HD

    A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.

    The Famous Box Trick
  • 1907
    The Knight of Black Art

    The Knight of Black Art

    The Knight of Black Art

    4.81907HD

    Magic tricks in a medieval setting.

    The Knight of Black Art
  • 1904
    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

    4.91904HD

    Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
  • 1908
    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

    91908HD

    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
  • 1896
    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    4.21896HD

    This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station, eastern Paris. (Until 2020, was confused with Arrival at Joinville...

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station
  • 1908
    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    5.41908HD

    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...

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend