Georges Méliès Movies

  • 1901
    Hat of Many Surprises

    Hat of Many Surprises

    Hat of Many Surprises

    61901HD

    A magician's hat offers many surprises.

    Hat of Many Surprises
  • 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
  • 1908
    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend

    5.41908HD

    The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks...

    The Dream of an Opium Fiend
  • 1896
    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station

    4.21896HD

    This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station, eastern Paris. (Until 2020, was confused with Arrival at Joinville...

    Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station
  • 1900
    China Versus Allied Powers

    China Versus Allied Powers

    China Versus Allied Powers

    01900HD

    A magician presents a circular piece of paper from which he removes the flags of the allies. Then from each flag he produces a soldier from the...

    China Versus Allied Powers
  • 1899
    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    Dreyfus Put in Irons

    5.31899HD

    Showing the interior view of the hut in which Dreyfus is confined. The scene takes place at night, showing the moon through the window of the cell....

    Dreyfus Put in Irons
  • 2024
    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

    Alcoléa & cie Documentary

    02024HD

    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
  • 1905
    The Chloroform Fiends

    The Chloroform Fiends

    The Chloroform Fiends

    91905HD

    A respectable fellow has quietly taken a seat upon a bench in a park, and worn out from the excessive heat of the day, has fallen asleep. Two...

    The Chloroform Fiends
  • 1907
    The Skipping Cheese

    The Skipping Cheese

    The Skipping Cheese

    5.6921907HD

    The interior of a trolley car. A menagerie of passengers notices a foul odour, and pinpoint the source of the stench at a cheese saleswoman. The...

    The Skipping Cheese
  • 1901
    The Sacred Fountain

    The Sacred Fountain

    The Sacred Fountain

    81901HD

    Lost short film from Georges Méliès.

    The Sacred Fountain
  • 1908
    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    Buncoed Stage Johnnie

    41908HD

    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
    Dancing in a Harem

    Dancing in a Harem

    Dancing in a Harem

    101897HD

    Dancing in a Harem was an 1897 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and...

    Dancing in a Harem
  • 1902
    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    An Impossible Balancing Feat

    5.91902HD

    A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.

    An Impossible Balancing Feat
  • 1902
    The Human Fly

    The Human Fly

    The Human Fly

    5.91902HD

    This is a moving picture that moves. Positively the greatest magical picture ever offered. A Hindoo magician appears and dances for the entertainment...

    The Human Fly
  • 2021
    Méliès: Tales of Terror

    Méliès: Tales of Terror

    Méliès: Tales of Terror

    02021HD

    A compilation of three short trick films by Georges Méliès: El melómano (1903) (The Melomaniac aka The Music Lover)(1903), El...

    Méliès: Tales of Terror
  • 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
  • 1908
    The Magic of Catchy Songs

    The Magic of Catchy Songs

    The Magic of Catchy Songs

    71908HD

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

    The Magic of Catchy Songs
  • 1901
    A Good Trick

    A Good Trick

    A Good Trick

    71901HD

    Lost comedy short film by Georges Méliès.

    A Good Trick
  • 1900
    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    6.5881900HD

    A series of fantastical wrestling matches.

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
  • 1903
    The Witch's Revenge

    The Witch's Revenge

    The Witch's Revenge

    5.11903HD

    Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace of the time of the Middle Ages. The king who follows them orders the sorcerer to be chained and...

    The Witch's Revenge