Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1908
    The Broken Violin

    The Broken Violin

    The Broken Violin

    4.41908HD

    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 Broken Violin
  • 1907
    Tunneling the English Channel

    Tunneling the English Channel

    Tunneling the English Channel

    6.3211907HD

    The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel.

    Tunneling the English Channel
  • 1902
    Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe

    Robinson Crusoe

    5.51902HD

    Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès...

    Robinson Crusoe
  • 1908
    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    Why That Actor Was Late

    4.21908HD

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

    Why That Actor Was Late
  • 2021
    The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

    The Méliès Mystery

    6.82021HD

    A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated...

    The Méliès Mystery
  • 1897
    The Last Cartridges

    The Last Cartridges

    The Last Cartridges

    5.0741897HD

    An incident of the Franco-Prussian War. It shows the bombardment of a house at Bazeille. It is the animated reproduction of de Neuville's celebrated...

    The Last Cartridges
  • 1901
    The Man with the Rubber Head

    The Man with the Rubber Head

    The Man with the Rubber Head

    7.11901HD

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

    The Man with the Rubber Head
  • 1899
    Lightning Change Artist

    Lightning Change Artist

    Lightning Change Artist

    11899HD

    A man makes twenty complete changes in two minutes, combining with them dances. The changes are made in full sight of the audience. Biondi, Fregoli...

    Lightning Change Artist
  • 1909
    Whimsical Illusions

    Whimsical Illusions

    Whimsical Illusions

    6.11909HD

    In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies...

    Whimsical Illusions
  • 1908
    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    3.21908HD

    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...

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie
  • 1899
    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    6.31899HD

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

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer
  • 1898
    The Cave of the Demons

    The Cave of the Demons

    The Cave of the Demons

    21898HD

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

    The Cave of the Demons
  • 1908
    The New Lord of the Village

    The New Lord of the Village

    The New Lord of the Village

    51908HD

    There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then...

    The New Lord of the Village
  • 1907
    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

    61907HD

    In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...

    The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
  • 1903
    The Infernal Cakewalk

    The Infernal Cakewalk

    The Infernal Cakewalk

    5.61903HD

    Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk." He has brought back with him two noted...

    The Infernal Cakewalk
  • 1901
    Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

    6.21901HD

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

    Bluebeard
  • 1902
    The Coronation of Edward VII

    The Coronation of Edward VII

    The Coronation of Edward VII

    4.71902HD

    King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.

    The Coronation of Edward VII
  • 1912
    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    Cinderella or The Glass Slipper

    5.5941912HD

    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
  • 1900
    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    6.91900HD

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

    Joan of Arc
  • 1898
    The Famous Box Trick

    The Famous Box Trick

    The Famous Box Trick

    6.0831898HD

    A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.

    The Famous Box Trick