Decades
177 films in this collection
Collection no. #95511 minGeorges Méliès
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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 minGeorges Méliès
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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. #9909 minPyotr Chardynin
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Back at his estate after serving Ivan the Terrible, a boyar discovers that his daughter has been meeting Arseny, his adopted son. His anger…
Collection no. #10022 minGeorges Méliès
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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. #101816 minArturo Ambrosio
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In Pompeii, the priest Arbaces uses deception and poison to separate Glaucus from the woman he loves. The blind Nydia becomes caught in the scheme,…
Collection no. #10491 minGeorges Méliès
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A performer steps onto an empty stage and multiplies himself into an entire band. Each copy occupies a chair and plays an instrument while another…
Collection no. #105610 minGeorges Méliès
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A car maker promises to take the visiting Belgian king from Paris to Monte Carlo in only two hours. The journey tears through towns and mountains,…
Collection no. #10692 minGeorges Méliès
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An Egyptian prince asks a priest to bring his dead wife back to life. The ritual animates a skeleton, which acquires a shroud and begins an…
Collection no. #10844 minMillard Mercury
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An elaborately dressed, human-sized pig tries to court a young woman and receives a humiliating rebuff. Their confrontation turns into a dance,…
Collection no. #110110 minSidney Olcott
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Judah Ben-Hur's conflict with Roman power is presented through a succession of brief tableaux, from imprisonment to the challenge against Messala.…
Collection no. #11053 minGeorges Méliès
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Actors recreate the procession, oath, anointing and crowning of Edward VII, followed by the assembled court's homage. The abbreviated ceremony is…
Collection no. #11069 minGeorges Méliès
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An astronomy professor takes his students to observe an eclipse, only to discover a sky governed by desire rather than sober science. The Sun and…
Collection no. #11084 minFerdinand Zecca
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A burglary ends in murder, and the killer's conspicuous spending helps bring him to justice. Awaiting execution, he sees his former life unfold on…
Collection no. #110911 minAlbert Capellani
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A sorcerer leads Aladdin to a hidden lamp whose powers transform the poor young man's prospects. Wealth allows him to marry the princess he loves,…
Collection no. #113317 minD. W. Griffith
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Petruchio pursues the combative Katherina despite her determined resistance. After carrying her away from the wedding, he turns meals, clothing and…
Collection no. #11701 minJames Williamson
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An irritated man objects to being photographed and advances toward the camera. His expanding mouth appears to swallow both the apparatus and its…
Collection no. #117321 minGeorges Méliès
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An inventor accepts magical pills that promise to make a rapid journey around the world possible. He signs the contract without reading it and…
Collection no. #117911 minD. W. Griffith
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Burglars lure a homeowner away, leaving his wife and daughters inside with an unloaded pistol. A telephone call reveals the attack while he is…