Georges Méliès Movies

An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the...

An adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy.

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

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....

King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.

A monkey wreaks havoc on a doctor.

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...

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his...

A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his...

A decapitated cook wreaks havoc on the restaurant proprietor.

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 extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs...

Shows hobbies of people who do an ordinary job in the day. Made for New York Fair.

The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.

A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.

An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.

A group of people take roller skating too far.

Showing the rolling sea, upon which gradually appears a cloud of mist. From this evolves the figure of Christ, who proceeds to walk on the waves. The...