Georges Méliès Movies

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.

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

Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

During an orgy, Emperor Justinian orders three people to be torched alive.

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

A silly-looking composer attempts to compose. He then falls asleep, and dreams of all manner of bizarre nonsense.

Lucifers fall from grace

"The picture shows the Devil working at a fire. Two cavaliers appear, and the Devil takes the form of a seer, old, bent and wrinkled. Then he...

A group of people take roller skating too far.

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

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

A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.

Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance...

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

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

Another magic short of Méliès.

A woman dances - preserved in flipbook form.

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.

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 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...