Georges Méliès Filmes

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

The thief who robbed and killed a shoe dealer is sentenced to death by inhaling the fumes of his own shoes.

1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost

"Scene opens showing interior of woods in India. In the centre is displayed a native altar of worship. The high priest enters, and at his command...

Jack is taken on a sea-snail to the lair of a fairy, who magically turns him into a prince. He thoroughly enjoys the dancing and fawning of the...

A magician produces a living portrait of himself.

As scene as pleasing as incomprehensible. A juggler summons two chairs, which come to the stage jumping and twirling around. Across the back of these...

Magic tricks in a medieval setting.

The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges...

A man surprises a woman. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu...

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

A prestidigitator orders his assistant to bring a cabinet, which is displayed piece by piece to the audience. Two gentlemen are then introduced; they...

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...

A sleeping apartment of a friend who retires for the night. The rays of the moon are shining upon the bed through the window. He is suddenly awakened...

The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.

1908 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.

A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair,...