Georges Méliès Movies

Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of...

Upon a visit to UVM's Lane Series in the Spring of 2022, Jean-Francois Alcolea offered to conduct a workshop to UVM film students and others on his...

Georges Melies' film has a new guy showing up in a store on his first day and he obviously just doesn't fit in as he makes one mistake after another.

Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child before tucking them into bed. No sooner has the mite fallen asleep than they...

Two pranksters, finding out that a couple is about to apply for a marriage license at the town mayor's office, sneak into the office to pull a...

This 10 second fragment is available in flipbook format, otherwise lost.

A reenactment of a dirigible explosion in Paris.

“This is an absolutely new and extraordinary subject. A juggler takes in succession about a dozen eggs out of his servant's mouth. He breaks...

With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.

A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.

1908 French silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.

1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost

One of the last films Georges Méliès made. By now, he was under contract for his former rival Pathé, where he made a few of his...

The Merchant, the Farrier, and the Roman accompany a mysterious woman into a magical cave full of terrors and wonders.

Here we have an old scholar/alchemist brooding over a book, challenged by the devil, and going through the familiar sorcery to create a woman by...

The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.

The Jewish ex-officer Alfred Dreyfus's degradation. He stands in a military quadrant and the Adjutant proceeds to tear off his medals; Dreyfus is...

A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate...