Georges Méliès Movies

The title is vital, since the bulk of the action consists of a well-dressed man magically producing a series of items to furnish a bare room,...

The seven-minute film takes place inside a classroom where some cops are learning English.

A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping...

A painter boards a train and puts his paintings in the windows so that they look like passengers.

Reconstructed from a late 1800s flip book. The given date is approximate

Reconstruction, with models, of the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana. Samir Benhalilou contacted Méliès' granddaughter and...

A man pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Available in a fragment in flipbook version only.

Shows a drunkard in a road man's cell, raving. He sleeps and dreams that he has a huge flask before him; this he attempts to grasp, but awakens,...

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

Lost short film by Georges Méliès.

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

A movie fragment depicting an archaeological explorer entering a standing sarcophagus.

“This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks...

The scene is similar to that seen at Coney Island, where a number of shows are constantly going on.

Silent film from Georges Méliés. It is presumed to be lost.

A witch curses a town's well.

This is a moving picture that moves. Positively the greatest magical picture ever offered. A Hindoo magician appears and dances for the entertainment...

The infamous Dreyfus is finally brought before a court martial.

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 man surprises a woman. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu...