Georges Méliès Movies

One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and...

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

This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place...

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...

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

A clown performs various feats of magic based on his ability to detach and reattach different parts of his body.

A magician's hat offers many surprises.

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

A magician performs tricks with a marvelous wreath.

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...

The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by...

A bum accidentally gets himself sewn up inside a mattress.

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....

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

A boy is led into the frame by two nursemaids who give him a big ball to play with. For the remainder of the film heads appear and disappear, stage...

A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.

Two impish clowns construct a magic lantern. They prop it up at an angle, and use it to project pictures onto a wall. When the picture show ends,...

A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

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...