Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1906
    Robert Macaire and Bertrand

    Robert Macaire and Bertrand

    Robert Macaire and Bertrand

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    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...

    Robert Macaire and Bertrand
  • 2024
    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

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    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...

    Alcoléa & cie Documentary
  • 1908
    His First Job

    His First Job

    His First Job

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    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.

    His First Job
  • 1904
    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

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

    Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
  • 1908
    Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream

    Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream

    Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream

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    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...

    Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream
  • 1908
    Fun With the Bridal Party

    Fun With the Bridal Party

    Fun With the Bridal Party

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    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...

    Fun With the Bridal Party
  • 1900
    The Stick

    The Stick

    The Stick

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

    The Stick
  • 1902
    The Catastrophe of the Balloon

    The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax"

    The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax"

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    A reenactment of a dirigible explosion in Paris.

    The Catastrophe of the Balloon
  • 1902
    The Microscopic Dancer

    The Microscopic Dancer

    The Microscopic Dancer

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    “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...

    The Microscopic Dancer
  • 1898
    Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

    Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

    Panorama from Top of a Moving Train

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

    Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
  • 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

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    Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race
  • 1899
    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer

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

    An Up-to-Date Conjurer
  • 1908
    Oriental Black Art

    Oriental Black Art

    Oriental Black Art

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

    Oriental Black Art
  • 1908
    The Forester's Remedy

    The Forester's Remedy

    The Forester's Remedy

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

    The Forester's Remedy
  • 1912
    The Knight of the Snow

    The Knight of the Snow

    The Knight of the Snow

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    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 Knight of the Snow
  • 1908
    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

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

    Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
  • 1911
    The Diabolical Church Window

    The Diabolical Church Window

    The Diabolical Church Window

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    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 Diabolical Church Window
  • 1900
    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

    The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood

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    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 Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood
  • 1899
    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

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    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...

    The Degradation of Dreyfus
  • 1905
    The Enchanted Sedan Chair

    The Enchanted Sedan Chair

    The Enchanted Sedan Chair

    4.91905HD

    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...

    The Enchanted Sedan Chair