Georges Méliès Movies

Magic tricks in a medieval setting.

A magic trick is performed with a long plank with two pots built into it, both with holes in the bottom. Pretty girls are part of the magic.

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

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

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child (played by Georges Méliès's son, André) before tucking him...

This Georges Melies film is only available in a five-minute fragment. The film starts off with a title card setting up the events. An elderly miser...

A sorceress conjures up a bevy of beauties for a bachelor to peruse.

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

The infamous Dreyfus is finally brought before a court martial.

Beelzebub, making fire on the tips of his fingers, develops a large blaze, from which three girls emerge, who commence a dance in the heart of the...

Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.

Some jubilant young men have decided to end their evening of pleasure by taking supper in a restaurant after having passed a few hours at a...

A reenactment of a scene inside Devil's Island prison.

The setting of this view is a series of underground grottoes, a part of the marvelous realm of Satan, through which the latter escorts a gentleman...

One of a few versions of the "arrival of the train" narrative. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a...

A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.

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...

A band of musicians stage a fake murder as a practical joke for their grumpy, curious neighbor.

Lost short film from Georges Méliès.

A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.