Georges Méliès

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The Pillar of Fire
6.2

The Pillar of Fire

Jan. 01, 1899

The Pillar of Fire

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 Four Troublesome Heads
7.5

The Four Troublesome Heads

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, ...
Playing Cards
5.1

Playing Cards

Jan. 01, 1896

Playing Cards

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 ...
Bluebeard
6.9

Bluebeard

Jul. 25, 1901

Bluebeard

In his adaptation of the grisly French folk tale, the pioneer director, Georges Méliès, divides the story of Cendrillon (1899)’s writer, ...
Joan of Arc
6.6

Joan of Arc

Aug. 06, 1900

Joan of Arc

Miraculously salvaged in 1982, this grand hand-tinted cinematographic epic in twelve superb static tableaux marks the great Georges ...
A Trip to the Moon
8.2

A Trip to the Moon

Apr. 17, 1902

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to The Moon is a science fiction film from the French film pioneer Georges Méliès from the year 1902 about a trip to the moon. The film ...
The Conjurer
6.4

The Conjurer

Jan. 01, 1899

The Conjurer

A magician holds a mannequin, dressed in female clothing, on a tabletop. As he taps it lightly, the dummy transforms into a ballet dancer who in ...
The Monster
6.3

The Monster

Aug. 14, 1903

The Monster

An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx. Release: The Monster 1903 General: ...
The Kingdom of the Fairies
7.3

The Kingdom of the Fairies

At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry, when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch ...
Tit for Tat
5.6

Tit for Tat

Feb. 05, 1904

Tit for Tat

Georges Melies the magician. Melies removes his own head, puts it in a glass box on a stool, then grows another one. Melies lights up a cigarette ...
The Devil and the Statue
5.8

The Devil and the Statue

Jan. 01, 1901

The Devil and the Statue

At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet a sentimental song, then goes away. Hardly has he departed when the colonnade ...