Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1899
    Cleopatra's Tomb

    Cleopatra's Tomb

    Cleopatra's Tomb

    1.71899HD

    A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it. This film is presumably lost.

    Cleopatra's Tomb
  • 1897
    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    61897HD

    A kickboxing movie. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu...

    Boxing Match
  • 1907
    The Skipping Cheese

    The Skipping Cheese

    The Skipping Cheese

    5.51907HD

    The interior of a trolley car. A menagerie of passengers notices a foul odour, and pinpoint the source of the stench at a cheese saleswoman. The...

    The Skipping Cheese
  • 1896
    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)

    5.751896HD

    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)
  • 1904
    Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion

    Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion

    Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion

    01904HD

    Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor to the King, is thrust into a dungeon because he has offended His Majesty by not being able for some time past to produce...

    Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion
  • 1906
    Soap Bubbles

    Soap Bubbles

    Soap Bubbles

    5.21906HD

    A magician blows some big bubbles and makes heads of women appear inside them.

    Soap Bubbles
  • 1897
    Fencing at the Joinville School

    Fencing at the Joinville School

    Fencing at the Joinville School

    61897HD

    A fencing match. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around...

    Fencing at the Joinville School
  • 1908
    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race

    5.51908HD

    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race
  • 1903
    Comical Conjuring

    Comical Conjuring

    Comical Conjuring

    4.81903HD

    In a room filled with jugglers' properties of enormous size a prestidigitateur dressed in eccentric costume enters with his assistant. The servant,...

    Comical Conjuring
  • 1903
    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    4.11903HD

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

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum
  • 1907
    Rogues' Tricks

    Rogues' Tricks

    Rogues' Tricks

    5.21907HD

    Fun film from French master Georges Melies has a couple burglar's breaking into a man's home and having to hide when that man returns. Instead of a...

    Rogues' Tricks
  • 1906
    A Roadside Inn

    A Roadside Inn

    A Roadside Inn

    5.71906HD

    The staff of an inn play a cruel trick on a guest.

    A Roadside Inn
  • 1900
    China Versus Allied Powers

    China Versus Allied Powers

    China Versus Allied Powers

    01900HD

    A magician presents a circular piece of paper from which he removes the flags of the allies. Then from each flag he produces a soldier from the...

    China Versus Allied Powers
  • 1901
    A Good Trick

    A Good Trick

    A Good Trick

    01901HD

    Lost comedy short film by Georges Méliès.

    A Good Trick
  • 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
  • 1899
    Murder Will Out

    Murder Will Out

    Murder Will Out

    11899HD

    Melies short.

    Murder Will Out
  • 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
  • 1904
    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    The Wonderful Rose Tree

    51904HD

    The Brahmin, Iftikar, who enjoys a great reputation in India, has determined to create something miraculous which will place the seal upon his...

    The Wonderful Rose Tree
  • 1907
    How Bridget's Lover Escaped

    How Bridget's Lover Escaped

    How Bridget's Lover Escaped

    4.31907HD

    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...

    How Bridget's Lover Escaped
  • 1906
    The Luny Musician

    The Luny Musician

    The Luny Musician

    4.91906HD

    A crazy, rude musician gets some supernatural comeuppance.

    The Luny Musician