Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1909
    Whimsical Illusions

    Whimsical Illusions

    Whimsical Illusions

    6.31909HD

    In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies...

    Whimsical Illusions
  • 1899
    Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus

    Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus

    Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus

    4.91899HD

    Du Paty de Clam requests Captain Dreyfus to write as he dictates for the purpose of ascertaining whether his handwriting conforms to that of the...

    Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus
  • 1902
    The Prolific Magical Egg

    The Prolific Magical Egg

    The Prolific Magical Egg

    61902HD

    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
  • 1908
    Les malheurs d'un photographe

    Les malheurs d'un photographe

    Les malheurs d'un photographe

    4.81908HD

    A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.

    Les malheurs d'un photographe
  • 1908
    The Indian Sorcerer

    The Indian Sorcerer

    The Indian Sorcerer

    5.71908HD

    A sorcerer turns a small egg into a bigger one and keeps repeating this trick until the egg is large enough to do other things including delivering...

    The Indian Sorcerer
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1898
    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

    5.71898HD

    Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by...

    Divers at Work on the Wreck of the
  • 1901
    The Temple of the Sun

    The Temple of the Sun

    The Temple of the Sun

    81901HD

    A high nobleman finds himself in the Temple of the Sun, where he meets Mascarille, who proposes himself as a juggler. After extracting from the...

    The Temple of the Sun
  • 1904
    The Wonderful Living Fan

    The Wonderful Living Fan

    The Wonderful Living Fan

    5.21904HD

    As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer...

    The Wonderful Living Fan
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1907
    A Forester Made King

    A Forester Made King

    A Forester Made King

    91907HD

    By designs of St. Hubert, patron saint of the hunt, a humble woodcutter is brought to a sumptuous palace and offered riches, which he despises.

    A Forester Made King
  • 1902
    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    5.91902HD

    A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.

    An Impossible Balancing Feat
  • 1901
    The Prince of Magicians

    The Prince of Magicians

    The Prince of Magicians

    6.41901HD

    A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

    The Prince of Magicians
  • 1904
    The Christmas Angel

    The Christmas Angel

    The Christmas Angel

    5.91904HD

    A poor family in a rundown house where snow falls through the broken roof, there's no coal to heat the pathetic little stove, mother is sick, father...

    The Christmas Angel
  • 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
  • 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
    A Fake Diamond Swindler

    A Fake Diamond Swindler

    A Fake Diamond Swindler

    71908HD

    A fraudster is at work in his laboratory, where he pretends to make synthetic diamonds.

    A Fake Diamond Swindler
  • 1909
    The Spider and the Butterfly

    The Spider and the Butterfly

    The Spider and the Butterfly

    5.71909HD

    Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the...

    The Spider and the Butterfly