Georges Méliès Movies

Showing Pygmalion at work in his studio on the statue of Galatea, who, on being completed, comes to life. He attempts to clasp her to his arms, when...

A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the...

A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and...

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip. Then there's this wizard in...

Lost in the streets of Paris, Georges Méliès is looking everywhere for the Salle Pleyel. On the wall he sees an enormous Gala poster...

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...

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

The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

A wizard sleeps at a table in his well-appointed sitting room. From a drawer in the table, a snake appears.

Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance...

An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.

A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.

A series of fantastical wrestling matches.

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

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

A young boy's adventure takes him to the domain of the Genie of the Cathedral Bell, where he finds a fortune to enrich his family. The film is...