Movies

  • 1905
    The Magic Dice

    The Magic Dice

    The Magic Dice

    4.41905HD

    Another magic short of Méliès.

    The Magic Dice
  • 1907
    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

    1.751907HD

    An adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy.

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  • 1907
    Rogues' Tricks

    Rogues' Tricks

    Rogues' Tricks

    5.21907HD

    Fun film from French master Georges Melies has a couple burglar's breaking into a man's home and having to hide when that man returns. Instead of a...

    Rogues' Tricks
  • 1897
    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    61897HD

    A kickboxing movie. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu...

    Boxing Match
  • 1901
    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    4.251901HD

    In a bakery in the French countryside, Father Latourte, his wife, and their staff are busy with customers, pastries, and baked goods of all kinds....

    Little Red Riding Hood
  • 1903
    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum

    4.11903HD

    Two comic characters, Jack Jags and Dum Dum, perform slapstick comedy on stage.

    Jack Jags and Dum Dum
  • 1899
    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    The Degradation of Dreyfus

    01899HD

    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
    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    An Improvised Fireworks Display

    3.91905HD

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

    An Improvised Fireworks Display
  • 1898
    Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane

    Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane

    Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane

    01898HD

    Reconstruction, with models, of the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana. Samir Benhalilou contacted Méliès' granddaughter and...

    Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane
  • 1902
    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    Sure Cure for Indigestion

    61902HD

    In this film, we show the interior of a doctor's office. A patient enters, and judging from the expression on his face, he is in great pain. The...

    Sure Cure for Indigestion
  • 1898
    Visite de l'épave du Maine

    Visite de l'épave du Maine

    Visite de l'épave du Maine

    41898HD

    Visite de l'épave du Maine
  • 1900
    Crying and Laughing

    Crying and Laughing

    Crying and Laughing

    01900HD

    A short film screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2020 and believed to have been directed by Georges Méliès.

    Crying and Laughing
  • 1902
    Wine Cellar Burglars

    Wine Cellar Burglars

    Wine Cellar Burglars

    01902HD

    Lost comedy film from Georges Méliès.

    Wine Cellar Burglars
  • 1902
    Marvelous Suspension

    Marvelous Suspension

    Marvelous Suspension

    01902HD

    After numerous exhibitions of the black art by the magician, he causes a handsome young woman to appear suspended in the air. She slowly turns until...

    Marvelous Suspension
  • 1909
    Fortune Favors the Brave

    Fortune Favors the Brave

    Fortune Favors the Brave

    01909HD

    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...

    Fortune Favors the Brave
  • 1908
    L'agent gelé

    L'agent gelé

    L'agent gelé

    01908HD

    L'agent gelé
  • 1899
    Cleopatra's Tomb

    Cleopatra's Tomb

    Cleopatra's Tomb

    1.6671899HD

    A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it. This film is presumably lost.

    Cleopatra's Tomb
  • 1898
    A Woman Surprised

    A Woman Surprised

    A Woman Surprised

    41898HD

    A man surprises a woman. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu...

    A Woman Surprised
  • 1908
    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    3.21908HD

    This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the...

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie
  • 1897
    Fencing at the Joinville School

    Fencing at the Joinville School

    Fencing at the Joinville School

    61897HD

    A fencing match. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around...

    Fencing at the Joinville School