Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1900
    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    6.51900HD

    A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties
  • 1901
    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    The Magician's Cavern

    6.21901HD

    A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

    The Magician's Cavern
  • 1904
    The Firefall

    The Firefall

    The Firefall

    4.61904HD

    A magic show.

    The Firefall
  • 1899
    The Dreyfus Affair

    The Dreyfus Affair

    The Dreyfus Affair

    5.51899HD

    The first movie ever censored for political reasons. The title refers to the then contemporaneous Dreyfus affair in which a Jewish military officer...

    The Dreyfus Affair
  • 1896
    A Terrible Night

    A Terrible Night

    A Terrible Night

    5.21896HD

    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.

    A Terrible Night
  • 1900
    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    5.91900HD

    A conjurer (along with two duplicates) conjure up (and then cause to vanish) a beautiful woman head-first.

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
  • 1906
    The Hilarious Posters

    The Hilarious Posters

    The Hilarious Posters

    6.11906HD

    A wall full of advertising posters comes to life.

    The Hilarious Posters
  • 1901
    The Brahmin and the Butterfly

    The Brahmin and the Butterfly

    The Brahmin and the Butterfly

    5.51901HD

    A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.

    The Brahmin and the Butterfly
  • 1902
    The Colonel's Shower Bath

    The Colonel's Shower Bath

    The Colonel's Shower Bath

    4.71902HD

    A colonel in the military receives an unorthodox shower, an unorthodox shower indeed!

    The Colonel's Shower Bath
  • 1902
    The Magician and the Imp

    The Magician and the Imp

    The Magician and the Imp

    5.11902HD

    The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the...

    The Magician and the Imp
  • 1900
    The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy

    The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy

    The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy

    5.31900HD

    A prince gets the help of a fairy to aid in his conflict with a wizard.

    The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
  • 1908
    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess

    5.31908HD

    A good shepherdess is persecuted by an evil, tantrum-throwing princess. A good fairy decides to intervene, and dishes out quite a bit of retribution.

    The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess
  • 1903
    Jupiter's Thunderballs

    Jupiter's Thunderballs

    Jupiter's Thunderballs

    5.41903HD

    With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus...

    Jupiter's Thunderballs
  • 1909
    The Spider and the Butterfly

    The Spider and the Butterfly

    The Spider and the Butterfly

    5.71909HD

    Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the...

    The Spider and the Butterfly
  • 1904
    A Miracle Under the Inquisition

    A Miracle Under the Inquisition

    A Miracle Under the Inquisition

    5.61904HD

    An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.

    A Miracle Under the Inquisition
  • 1902
    The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

    The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

    The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

    5.41902HD

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

    The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
  • 1898
    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma

    6.71898HD

    A woman slips into her bed with the help of her servant. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook...

    The Bridegroom's Dilemma
  • 1900
    Eight Girls in a Barrel

    Eight Girls in a Barrel

    Eight Girls in a Barrel

    5.51900HD

    A magician stuffs eight of his lovely assistants into a barrel.

    Eight Girls in a Barrel
  • 1897
    Gugusse and the Automaton

    Gugusse and the Automaton

    Gugusse and the Automaton

    6.81897HD

    Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

    Gugusse and the Automaton
  • 1905
    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    4.31905HD

    On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.

    An Improvised Fireworks Display