Directing · b. 1861 · Paris, France

Georges Méliès

Biography

Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come.  A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, Méliès accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick in 1896, a method of creating sea...

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Méliès: Tales of Terror 2021 Gala Méliès 1929 The Voyage of M. Bourrichon 1913 The Conquest of the Pole 1912 The Knight of the Snow 1912 Cinderella or The Glass Slipper 1912 The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen 1911 The Diabolical Church Window 1911 The Diabolic Tenant 1909 The Spider and the Butterfly 1909 Whimsical Illusions 1909 The Doctor's Secret 1909 Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler 1908 The Indian Sorcerer 1908 Long Distance Wireless Photography 1908 The Prophetess of Thebes 1908 The Dream of an Opium Fiend 1908 The Good Shepherdess and the Evil Princess 1908 Buncoed Stage Johnnie 1908 A Tricky Painter’s Fate 1908 Not Guilty 1908 French Cops Learning English 1908 L'acteur en retard 1908 The Broken Violin 1908 Les malheurs d'un photographe 1908 The New Lord of the Village 1908 Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream 1908 Justinian's Human Torches 1908 Les infortunes des patineurs 1908 The Genii of Fire 1908 His First Job 1908 Pharmaceutical Hallucinations 1908 The Miser 1908 Sideshow Wrestlers 1908 In the Barber Shop 1908 Mishaps of the New York-Paris Auto Race 1908 Humanity Through the Ages 1908 L'agent gelé 1908 The Fortune Favors the Brave 1908 A Night With Masqueraders in Paris 1908 A Fake Diamond Swindler 1908 Curiosity Punished 1908 Pranks With a Fake Python 1908 Up-to-Date Clothes Cleaning 1908 Hunting the Teddy Bear 1908 The Little Peace Maker 1908 A Love Tragedy in Spain 1908 The Mystery of the Garrison 1908 The Magic of Catchy Songs 1908 The Forester's Remedy 1908 Two Crazy Bugs 1908 The Hotel Mix-Up 1908 Oriental Black Art 1908 Two Talented Vagabonds 1908 Fun With the Bridal Party 1908 The Helping Hand 1908 The Old Footlight Favorite 1908 The Wonderful Charm 1908 Le Théâtreux joué 1908 Honeymoon in a Balloon 1908 Incident from Don Quixote 1908 The Duke's Good Joke 1908 The Fairy Dragonfly 1908 Moitié de polka 1908 Hypnotist's Revenge 1908 The Living Doll 1908 The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon 1907 Good Glue Sticks 1907 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1907 Tunneling the English Channel 1907 The Skipping Cheese 1907 Satan in Prison 1907 Delirium in a Studio 1907 Sightseeing Through Whisky 1907 Rogues' Tricks 1907 The Knight of Black Art 1907 The King and the Jester 1907 How Bridget's Lover Escaped 1907 The Good Luck of a 'Souse' 1907 In the Bogie Man's Cave 1907 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 1907 A Mischievous Sketch 1907 A New Death Penalty 1907 Drink! A Great Temperance Story 1907 The Bewildering Cabinet 1907 Chopin's Funeral March Burlesqued 1907 A Forester Made King 1907 Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar" 1907 Bakers in Trouble 1907 The Hilarious Posters 1906 The Mysterious Retort 1906 The Merry Frolics of Satan 1906 Punch and Judy 1906 Soap Bubbles 1906 A Mix-Up in the Gallery 1906 A Roadside Inn 1906 The Witch 1906 The Luny Musician 1906 A Desperate Crime 1906 Jack the Chimney Sweep 1906 The Tramp and the Mattress Makers 1906 Robert Macaire and Bertrand 1906 Old and New Style Conjurers 1906 Who Looks, Pays! 1906 A Spiritualist Meeting 1906 A Seaside Flirtation 1906 The Living Playing Cards 1905 The Enchanted Sedan Chair 1905 The Scheming Gambler's Paradise 1905 The Black Imp 1905 The Lilliputian Minuet 1905 The Magic Dice 1905 A Mesmerian Experiment 1905 The Palace of the Arabian Nights 1905 An Adventurous Automobile Trip 1905 A Crazy Composer 1905 Rip's Dream 1905 An Improvised Fireworks Display 1905 Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus 1905 The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship 1905 The Tower of London 1905 The Angler's Nightmare, or A Policeman's Troubles 1905 Life-Saving Up-to-Date 1905 The King of Sharpshooters 1905 Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture 1905 The Venetian Looking-Glass 1905 The Chloroform Fiends 1905 The Impossible Voyage 1904 The Untamable Whiskers 1904 The Mermaid 1904 The Cook in Trouble 1904 The Imperceptible Transmutations 1904 The Wandering Jew 1904 The Firefall 1904 The Bewitched Trunk 1904 Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter 1904 The Fugitive Apparitions 1904 Tit for Tat 1904 The Clockmaker's Dream 1904 The Devilish Plank 1904 A Miracle Under the Inquisition 1904 The Christmas Angel 1904 Faust and Marguerite 1904 The Wonderful Living Fan 1904 Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer 1904 A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself 1904 The Wonderful Rose Tree 1904 Benvenuto Cellini or A Curious Evasion 1904 The Mischances of a Drunkard 1904 The Providence of the Waves 1904 The Invisible Siva 1904 The Fake Russian Prophet 1904 Uncle Rube's Birthday 1904 The Barber of Seville 1904 The Animated Costumes 1904 Simple Simon's Surprise Party 1904 The Astonishing Frame 1904 The Shadow Lady 1904 A Wedding by Correspondence 1904 The Grotto of Surprises 1904 The Impossible Dinner 1904 The Kingdom of the Fairies 1903 The Monster 1903 The Infernal Cauldron 1903 The Melomaniac 1903 The Infernal Cake-Walk 1903 The Oracle of Delphi 1903 The Marvellous Wreath 1903 The Magic Lantern 1903 Apparitions 1903 The Enchanted Well 1903 Extraordinary Illusions 1903 The Inn Where No Man Rests 1903 Misfortune Never Comes Alone 1903 Ten Ladies in an Umbrella 1903 Jupiter's Thunderballs 1903 Faust in the Underworld 1903 A Moonlight Serenade 1903 The Mystical Flame 1903 The Terrible Turkish Executioner 1903 The Mysterious Box 1903 Jack Jags and Dum Dum 1903 Alcofribas, The Master Magician 1903 Comical Conjuring 1903 The Witch's Revenge 1903 The Ballet Master's Dream 1903 Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid 1903 The Drawing Lesson 1903 A Spiritualist Photographer 1903 Les Mousquetaires de la reine 1903 The Enchanted Basket 1903 Beelzebub's Daughters 1903 A Trip to the Moon 1902 The Microscopic Dancer 1902 The Treasures of Satan 1902 The Magician and the Imp 1902 The Colonel's Shower Bath 1902 The Human Fly 1902 An Impossible Balancing Feat 1902 The Coronation of Edward VII 1902 Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants 1902 Robinson Crusoe 1902 The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique 1902 The Prolific Magical Egg 1902 Sure Cure for Indigestion 1902 Cabinet Trick of the Davenport Brothers 1902 The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax" 1902 Wine Cellar Burglars 1902 Drunkard and Inventor 1902 Marvelous Suspension 1902 Bluebeard 1901 The Man with the Rubber Head 1901 The Dwarf and the Giant 1901 The Brahmin and the Butterfly 1901 The Prince of Magicians 1901 Hat of Many Surprises 1901 The Magician's Cavern 1901 An Extraordinary Dislocation 1901 The Bachelor's Paradise 1901 The Devil and the Statue 1901 Off to Bedlam 1901 The Triple Headed Lady 1901 Little Red Riding Hood 1901 A Maiden's Paradise 1901 The Temple of the Sun 1901 Painless Dentistry 1901 Fun in Court 1901 The Sacred Fountain 1901 A Good Trick 1901 Crying and Laughing 1900 The One-Man Band 1900 The Astronomer's Dream 1900 Addition and Subtraction 1900 Joan of Arc 1900 The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy 1900 The Cook's Revenge 1900 The Magic Book 1900 The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood 1900 A Fantastical Meal 1900 Eight Girls in a Barrel 1900 How He Missed His Train 1900 What Is Home Without the Boarder 1900 The Doctor and the Monkey 1900 The Christmas Dream 1900 The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head 1900 The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match 1900 Going to Bed Under Difficulties 1900 Up-to-Date Spiritualism 1900 The Two Blind Men 1900 The Misfortunes of an Explorer 1900 The Artist and the Dummy 1900 L'homme aux cent trucs 1900 China Versus Allied Powers 1900 Les miracles du Brahmine 1900 Cooks fight 1900 The Flea 1900 The Coup of Pere Francois 1900 The Bath 1900 The Stick 1900 Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail 1899 The Degradation of Dreyfus 1899 An Up-to-Date Conjurer 1899 The Pillar of Fire 1899 The Devil in a Convent 1899 The Mysterious Portrait 1899 Suicide of Colonel Henry 1899 The Attempt Against the Life of Maitre Labori 1899 The Fight of Reporters 1899 Dreyfus Put in Irons 1899 Dreyfus Meets His Wife at Rennes 1899 Landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon 1899 The Court Martial at Rennes 1899 Dreyfus Court Martial - Arrest Of Dreyfus 1899 The Mysterious Knight 1899 Cinderella 1899 The Dreyfus Affair 1899 The Human Pyramid 1899 Summoning the Spirits 1899 Cleopatra's Tomb 1899 Fantastic Dining Room 1899 A Midnight Episode 1899 Lightning Change Artist 1899 Extravagant Struggles 1899 Devil's Island - Within the Palisade 1899 Christ Walking on Water 1899 Murder Will Out 1899 The Clown and Automobile 1899 Le conférencier distrait 1899 The Four Troublesome Heads 1898 Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" 1898 Panorama from Top of a Moving Train 1898 The Famous Box Trick 1898 The Temptation of St. Anthony 1898 Adventures of William Tell 1898 The Magician 1898 The Damnation of Faust 1898 Guerre de Cuba et l'explosion du Maine à La Havane 1898 Pygmalion and Galatea 1898 Visite de l'épave du Maine 1898 The Bridegroom's Dilemma 1898 A Woman Surprised 1898 The Cave of the Demons 1898 Carrefour de l'opéra 1898 A Novice at X-Rays 1898 After the Ball 1897 The Bewitched Inn 1897 The Surrender of Tournavos 1897 Between Calais and Dover 1897 Naval Combat in Greece 1897 On the Roof 1897 The Last Cartridges 1897 The Hallucinated Alchemist 1897 The Devil's Laboratory 1897 Faust and Marguerite 1897 Boxing Match 1897 An Irritable Model 1897 Fencing at the Joinville School 1897 The Grasshopper and the Ant 1897 A Terrible Night (Remake) 1897 D. Devant, Conjurer 1897 Le château hanté 1897 Dancing in a Harem 1897 Gugusse and the Automaton 1897 A Funny Mahometan 1897 A Twentieth Century Surgeon 1897 Bois de Boulogne 1897 The Vanishing Lady 1896 Playing Cards 1896 A Nightmare 1896 A Terrible Night 1896 Post No Bills 1896 Le manoir du diable 1896 Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station 1896 Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station) 1896 A Serpentine Dance 1896 Watering the Flowers 1896 Conjuring 1896 Les tribulations d'un concierge 1896 Miss de Vère - English Jig 1896 Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds 1896 A Soldier's Unlucky Salutation 1896
Cinematography
The Conquest of the Pole 1912 Panorama from Top of a Moving Train 1898
Acting
Satans Sacrilegious Saga Devil 2025 Alcoléa & cie Documentary 2024 A Trip to the Melisverse Archivo de imagen 2023 The Méliès Mystery Self (archive footage) 2021 El hombre que quiso ser Segundo Self (archive footage) 2014 The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès Self (archive footage) 2012 The Extraordinary Voyage Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2011 The Magic of Méliès Self / Various Roles (archive footage) 1997 Cinematógrafo 1900 Self (archive footage) 1979
Other Credits
ORG Thanks 1979 Violons d'Ingres Additional Photography 1939 Excursion to the Moon Original Film Writer 1908
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