Georges Méliès Movies

The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the...

A colonel in the military receives an unorthodox shower, an unorthodox shower indeed!

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

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 scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty --most laughable and comical

If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment....

The film reproduces a magic act Méliès performed at his Paris theater-of-illusions, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin. Conjuring...

Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor to the King, is thrust into a dungeon because he has offended His Majesty by not being able for some time past to produce...

After numerous exhibitions of the black art by the magician, he causes a handsome young woman to appear suspended in the air. She slowly turns until...

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of...

In this film, we show the interior of a doctor's office. A patient enters, and judging from the expression on his face, he is in great pain. The...

Mephistopheles demands that Faust kill Marguerite.

The Merchant, the Farrier, and the Roman accompany a mysterious woman into a magical cave full of terrors and wonders.

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.

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

A Serpentine dance performance, possibly featuring Loie Fuller (though the record is unclear). While the film is lost, there is a new digital version...

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...

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

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...