Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1905
    Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus

    Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus

    Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus

    5.7751905HD

    An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.

    Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
  • 1905
    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    The Scheming Gambler's Paradise

    5.8181905HD

    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
  • 1904
    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    The Imperceptible Transmutations

    5.2141904HD

    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
  • 1908
    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    5.31908HD

    A good shepherdess is persecuted by an evil, tantrum-throwing princess. A good fairy decides to intervene, and dishes out quite a bit of retribution.

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
  • 1897
    A Terrible Night (Remake)

    A Terrible Night (Remake)

    A Terrible Night (Remake)

    41897HD

    A Terrible Night (Remake)
  • 1898
    Carrefour de l'opéra

    Carrefour de l'opéra

    Carrefour de l'opéra

    4.51898HD

    Noted for the first use of time-lapse in a motion picture.

    Carrefour de l'opéra
  • 1908
    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    5.11908HD

    An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.

    Why That Actor Was Late
  • 1898
    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    6.6671898HD

    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
  • 1896
    Post No Bills

    Post No Bills

    Post No Bills

    5.2071896HD

    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...

    Post No Bills
  • 1903
    The Marvellous Wreath

    The Marvellous Wreath

    The Marvellous Wreath

    4.71903HD

    A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

    The Marvellous Wreath
  • 1908
    In the Barber Shop

    In the Barber Shop

    In the Barber Shop

    4.9551908HD

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

    In the Barber Shop
  • 1902
    The Prolific Magical Egg

    The Prolific Magical Egg

    The Prolific Magical Egg

    6.0311902HD

    A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his...

    The Prolific Magical Egg
  • 1900
    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    Up-to-Date Spiritualism

    5.7271900HD

    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
  • 1898
    The Cave of the Demons

    The Cave of the Demons

    The Cave of the Demons

    21898HD

    A young woman stumbles across a cave that is populated by the spirits and skeletons of people who died there under mysterious circumstances.

    The Cave of the Demons
  • 1897
    The Hallucinated Alchemist

    The Hallucinated Alchemist

    The Hallucinated Alchemist

    61897HD

    The Flicker Alley DVD "Georges Méliès: Encore New Discoveries (1896-1911)" misidentified a partial hand-colored print of the 1906 film...

    The Hallucinated Alchemist
  • 1900
    The Bath

    The Bath

    The Bath

    01900HD

    "The Bath" is a flip book remake of After the Ball (Après le Bal) made in the late 1800s.

    The Bath
  • 1900
    The Coup of Pere Francois

    The Coup of Pere Francois

    The Coup of Pere Francois

    01900HD

    Reconstructed from a late 1800s flip book. The given date is approximate

    The Coup of Pere Francois
  • 1906
    The Witch

    The Witch

    The Witch

    6.2841906HD

    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
  • 1906
    Soap Bubbles

    Soap Bubbles

    Soap Bubbles

    5.51906HD

    A magician blows some big bubbles and makes heads of women appear inside them.

    Soap Bubbles
  • 1899
    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    5.2951899HD

    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