Georges Méliès Movies

  • 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
  • 1898
    The Damnation of Faust

    The Damnation of Faust

    The Damnation of Faust

    4.71898HD

    A lost film. Georges Méliès also directed a film entitled Faust aux enfers in 1903 that is frequently confused with this one, but it...

    The Damnation of Faust
  • 1912
    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    5.81912HD

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

    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper
  • 1907
    Delirium in a Studio

    Delirium in a Studio

    Delirium in a Studio

    5.61907HD

    The opening title card explains that a painter has just finished his work when his assistant comes in and accidentally drinks varnish. The film then...

    Delirium in a Studio
  • 1899
    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    6.21899HD

    A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer
  • 1901
    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    6.21901HD

    A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

    The Magician's Cavern
  • 1907
    Shakespeare Writing

    Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"

    Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar"

    91907HD

    William Shakespeare, struggling to write the assassination scene for his play Julius Caesar, settles into an armchair and begins to daydream the...

    Shakespeare Writing
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1900
    Les miracles du Brahmine

    Les miracles du Brahmine

    Les miracles du Brahmine

    6.51900HD

    Les miracles du Brahmine
  • 1909
    The Doctor's Secret

    The Doctor's Secret

    The Doctor's Secret

    5.31909HD

    Doctors blow to pieces a patient in a hydrotherapy machine and re-assemble him.

    The Doctor's Secret
  • 1897
    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    5.11897HD

    A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

    After the Ball
  • 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
    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

    The Fairy Dragonfly

    91908HD

    1908 French short silent film by Georges Méliès, which is presumed lost. No English-language release is known for this film,[1] but the...

    The Fairy Dragonfly
  • 1897
    The Devil's Laboratory

    The Devil's Laboratory

    The Devil's Laboratory

    3.91897HD

    "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...

    The Devil's Laboratory
  • 1899
    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    71899HD

    The Jewish ex-officer Alfred Dreyfus's degradation. He stands in a military quadrant and the Adjutant proceeds to tear off his medals; Dreyfus is...

    The Degradation of Dreyfus
  • 1907
    The Good Luck of a 'Souse'

    The Good Luck of a 'Souse'

    The Good Luck of a 'Souse'

    4.91907HD

    This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just...

    The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
  • 1908
    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    01908HD

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

    Why That Actor Was Late
  • 1905
    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    4.31905HD

    On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.

    An Improvised Fireworks Display
  • 1902
    The Treasures of Satan

    The Treasures of Satan

    The Treasures of Satan

    5.21902HD

    The setting of this fantastic scene represents the hall of an old chateau in which a miser has locked up seven large bags containing his wealth....

    The Treasures of Satan