Collection no. #116012 minThe Witch
Georges Méliès
12 min · No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: zxx.
A penniless troubadour obtains a magical charm from the witch Carabosse by paying with a bag of sand. He hopes to rescue a captive woman, but the…
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Georges Méliès — Georges Méliès; Publicity materials for an exhibition at La Caixa Foundation: http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibiton-georges-melies-magic-of-cinema-caixaforum-barcelona-eng__816-c-17952__.html · Public domain
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Georges Méliès
76 films in this collection
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Collection no. #66712 minA Trip to the Moon
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A group of astronomers builds a capsule and fires it toward the Moon from an enormous cannon. Their expedition enters a world of theatrical stars,…
Collection no. #72010 minJeanne d'Arc
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Joan hears a divine call to defend France and leaves her village despite her family's objections. A succession of large tableaux follows her approach…
Collection no. #76620 minThe Impossible Voyage
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A society of enthusiastic explorers approves an engineer's plan to travel beyond ordinary geographical limits. Their collection of vehicles carries…
Collection no. #7915 minCinderella
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Cinderella's household duties give way to a magical transformation that allows her to attend the ball. Splendid clothing and an extraordinary…
Collection no. #8011 minEscamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A magician places a chair on a newspaper to show that no trapdoor can be concealed beneath it. His assistant sits down and disappears when he removes…
Collection no. #81930 minThe Conquest of the Pole
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
An international gathering of explorers chooses an extraordinary flying machine for an expedition to the North Pole. Their confidence in engineering…
Collection no. #8681 minThe Infernal Cauldron
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A demon feeds victims into a blazing cauldron in a chamber arranged for supernatural spectacle. The figures rise again as ghostly forms and turn into…
Collection no. #8881 minPlaying Cards
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Three men gather at a garden table, with cards and a newspaper providing the afternoon's occupations. Drinks arrive, attention shifts from the game…
Collection no. #8911 minA Terrible Night
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A man preparing for sleep discovers an enormous insect moving across his bed and wall. Rest becomes impossible as he reaches for a broom and attempts…
Collection no. #95511 minRobinson Crusoe
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Shipwrecked far from home, Robinson Crusoe gathers supplies and builds a life on an island. His rescue of a captive brings a companion, Friday, into…
Collection no. #97511 minBarbe-bleue
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A young woman marries the wealthy Blue Beard despite the mysterious disappearance of his earlier wives. Before leaving the castle, he gives her a set…
Collection no. #9851 minLe cauchemar
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A sleeping man's bedroom fills with unsettling visitors who change form before his eyes. A girl, comic stage figures and a threatening Man in the…
Collection no. #9971 minBetween Calais and Dover
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A crowded steamboat makes an exceptionally rough crossing of the English Channel. Seasick passengers try to keep their balance and their dignity…
Collection no. #9981 minThe Four Troublesome Heads
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A magician removes his head, sets it on a table and immediately grows another. Soon several copies of his head are performing alongside him, turning…
Collection no. #9993 minThe Astronomer's Dream
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
An astronomer's study becomes a place of unruly fantasy when the Moon approaches close enough to swallow his telescope. Clowns, celestial figures and…
Collection no. #10022 minThe Man with the Rubber Head
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
An experimenter places a living copy of his own head on a laboratory table and inflates it with a pair of bellows. The demonstration works until his…
Collection no. #10212 minThe Bewitched Inn
Georges Méliès
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A traveler enters an inn hoping to settle down for the night, but every object seems determined to resist him. Luggage vanishes, boots move by…