Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1897
    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    The Grasshopper and the Ant

    5.51897HD

    A lost film directed by Georges Melies

    The Grasshopper and the Ant
  • 2025
    Satans Sacrilegious Saga

    Satans Sacrilegious Saga

    Satans Sacrilegious Saga

    02025HD

    Lucifers fall from grace

    Satans Sacrilegious Saga
  • 1904
    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    The Mischances of a Drunkard

    01904HD

    A drunkard has taken off his overcoat and wishes to put in on again, but as he is not able to succeed in it. He asks aid of two bystanders, who hold...

    The Mischances of a Drunkard
  • 1904
    Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

    Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

    Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

    4.91904HD

    A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open...

    Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
  • 1896
    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    5.31896HD

    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...

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
  • 1897
    Bois de Boulogne

    Bois de Boulogne

    Bois de Boulogne

    01897HD

    A street scene.

    Bois de Boulogne
  • 1903
    The Ballet Master's Dream

    The Ballet Master's Dream

    The Ballet Master's Dream

    5.81903HD

    It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to...

    The Ballet Master's Dream
  • 1908
    A Love Tragedy in Spain

    A Love Tragedy in Spain

    A Love Tragedy in Spain

    71908HD

    A Spanish dancer, in front of an inn in the Spanish mountains, is courted by a smuggler, who asks her to marry him. She agrees. Later, in the...

    A Love Tragedy in Spain
  • 1901
    The Dragon Fly

    The Dragon Fly

    The Dragon Fly

    01901HD

    Lost trick film from George Méliès of unknown plot.

    The Dragon Fly
  • 1899
    A Midnight Episode

    A Midnight Episode

    A Midnight Episode

    4.21899HD

    A sleeping apartment of a friend who retires for the night. The rays of the moon are shining upon the bed through the window. He is suddenly awakened...

    A Midnight Episode
  • 1905
    Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture

    Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture

    Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture

    91905HD

    Mr. Dauber, a painter very favorably known, receives a visit Mr. Pierrot, a white clown enjoying a popularity as wide-spread as that of the painter...

    Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture
  • 1904
    The Animated Costumes

    The Animated Costumes

    The Animated Costumes

    71904HD

    The scene represents the shop that rents garments for masquerades, A young student presents himself for the purpose of selecting a costume for a...

    The Animated Costumes
  • 1903
    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine

    91903HD

    Before going to war with his neighbors, the King reviews his men. The Queen's Musketeer's, who number only young men, are proclaimed the best drilled...

    Les Mousquetaires de la reine
  • 1904
    The Bewitched Trunk

    The Bewitched Trunk

    The Bewitched Trunk

    4.21904HD

    A medieval magician performs a magic show involving a long ornate trunk in which he makes his assistants appear, disappear, and transform into other...

    The Bewitched Trunk
  • 1903
    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    4.81903HD

    Two comic characters, Jack Jags and Dum Dum, perform slapstick comedy on stage.

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum
  • 1904
    The Grotto of Surprises

    The Grotto of Surprises

    The Grotto of Surprises

    81904HD

    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...

    The Grotto of Surprises
  • 1900
    Crying and Laughing

    Crying and Laughing

    Crying and Laughing

    01900HD

    A short film screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2020 and believed to have been directed by Georges Méliès.

    Crying and Laughing
  • 1908
    The Genii of Fire

    The Genii of Fire

    The Genii of Fire

    5.31908HD

    Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.

    The Genii of Fire
  • 1900
    The Bath

    The Bath

    The Bath

    01900HD

    "The Bath" is a flip book remake of After the Ball (Après le Bal) made in the late 1800s.

    The Bath
  • 1908
    The Old Footlight Favorite

    The Old Footlight Favorite

    The Old Footlight Favorite

    71908HD

    An elderly actor, once an audience favorite, goes to a talent agency for work, but is told he is too old to be hired. Going home, he tells the bad...

    The Old Footlight Favorite