Georges Méliès Movie Trailers
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The Méliès Mystery Trailer (2021)
02 January 2021
A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.
The Rajah's Dream or The Bewitched Wood Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.
The Dreyfus Affair Trailer (1899)
04 November 1899
The first movie ever censored for political reasons. The title refers to the then contemporaneous Dreyfus affair in which a Jewish military officer was falsely convicted of treason, and it was alleged that he was framed due to anti-semitism.
The Mystical Flame Trailer (1903)
19 April 1903
A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, throws it into the air, catches it in his hands, where it is transformed into a handkerchief.
A Trip to the Moon Trailer (1902)
15 June 1902
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon.
Adventures of William Tell Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal.
Cinematógrafo 1900 Trailer (1979)
25 November 1979
Tribute to Segundo de Chomón. Semi-documentary featuring short films and appearances by actors who explain his works, such as Inma de Santis, Jesús Gúzman, and Ana Mariscal.
Post No Bills Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is prohibited.
Addition and Subtraction Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon Trailer (1913)
07 May 1913
An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.
The Prolific Magical Egg Trailer (1902)
15 March 1902
A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his arms about and suddenly turns into a magician.
Naval Combat in Greece Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon.
The Mysterious Knight Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
A knight performs several magic tricks with a disembodied head materialized from a chalkboard drawing.
The Christmas Dream Trailer (1900)
08 August 1900
The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home.
The Kingdom of the Fairies Trailer (1903)
25 July 1903
At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears.
The Last Cartridges Trailer (1897)
18 May 1897
An incident of the Franco-Prussian War. It shows the bombardment of a house at Bazeille. It is the animated reproduction of de Neuville's celebrated painting.
The Hallucinated Alchemist Trailer (1897)
31 May 1897
The Flicker Alley DVD "Georges Méliès: Encore New Discoveries (1896-1911)" misidentified a partial hand-colored print of the 1906 film "Alchimiste Parafaragaramus ou La cornue infernale" (The Mysterious Retort) as this film, "L'hallucination de l'alchimiste" (An Hallucinated Alchemist) from 1897, which continues to be considered a lost film.
A Fantastical Meal Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A family sits down to enjoy a meal that ends up being fraught with complications.
Dreyfus Leaving the Lycée for Jail Trailer (1899)
01 September 1899
One of eleven installments of The Dreyfus Affair (L'affaire Dreyfus), a docudrama reconstructing the historical Dreyfus Affair, which was still playing out as the series was being filmed.
The Prince of Magicians Trailer (1901)
22 June 1901
A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.
The Human Pyramid Trailer (1899)
20 May 1899
Méliès appears as a court jester (a “triboulet” in French). He pulls 18th century noblemen out of a trunk and arranges them on a pyramid-shaped stage.
The Christmas Angel Trailer (1904)
23 December 1904
A poor family in a rundown house where snow falls through the broken roof, there's no coal to heat the pathetic little stove, mother is sick, father sends daughter out to beg.
Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter Trailer (1904)
15 January 1904
Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.
The Luny Musician Trailer (1906)
06 March 1906
A crazy, rude musician gets some supernatural comeuppance.
The Pillar of Fire Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot.
Robinson Crusoe Trailer (1902)
20 December 1902
Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès would then paint the film by hand to colour it.
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship Trailer (1905)
27 December 1905
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station, eastern Paris. (Until 2020, was confused with Arrival at Joinville flipbook.
ORG Trailer (1979)
31 August 1979
Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most terrible moments of my life, my second exile, which lasted a very long time.
Summoning the Spirits Trailer (1899)
20 May 1899
A bearded man hangs up a wreath and, like any good magician, waves his hands inside of it and under �
After the Ball Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.
Extravagant Struggles Trailer (1899)
22 November 1899
In a square room, two men and two women, in white body-hugging clothes, try on wrestling holds, each with a partner of the same sex.
Sure Cure for Indigestion Trailer (1902)
25 October 1902
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 Surrender of Tournavos Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Three military men, seen inside a fortification, are firing on an unseen enemy force. The call for reinforcements but ladders appear signalling the enemy is about to overrun this position.
On the Roof Trailer (1897)
18 May 1897
Two crooks throw a lady off a roof, and a hapless policeman tries to capture them.
Cinderella Trailer (1899)
01 October 1899
A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?
Miss de Vère - English Jig Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
A woman dances - preserved in flipbook form.
The Infernal Cake-Walk Trailer (1903)
21 February 1903
Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk.
A Nightmare Trailer (1896)
25 December 1896
A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.
Devil's Island - Within the Palisade Trailer (1899)
23 May 1899
A reenactment of a scene inside Devil's Island prison.
A Soldier's Unlucky Salutation Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
A soldier is talking to a woman while sitting on a bench, a man sits on it, and the soldier stands up, causing the bench to tip over and the man falls.
The Impossible Voyage Trailer (1904)
29 October 1904
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Lightning Change Artist Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
A man makes twenty complete changes in two minutes, combining with them dances. The changes are made in full sight of the audience.
Apparitions Trailer (1903)
09 August 1903
Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.
A Terrible Night Trailer (1896)
01 January 1896
A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
The Extraordinary Voyage Trailer (2011)
08 December 2011
An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece A Trip to the Moon (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a group of true cinema lovers.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Trailer (1907)
17 February 1907
The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus Trailer (1905)
01 September 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
The Cook in Trouble Trailer (1904)
06 May 1904
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.
Faust in the Underworld Trailer (1903)
05 December 1903
The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges Méliès' early cinematic treatment likely got away with simply offering a fancifully illustrated late episode without the earlier narrative context (however, spoken narration provides some of the latter in this restored print).
The Doctor's Secret Trailer (1909)
10 January 1909
Doctors blow to pieces a patient in a hydrotherapy machine and re-assemble him.
The Clown and Automobile Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
The clown and his automobile enters with great puffs of smoke
The Drawing Lesson Trailer (1903)
17 April 1903
In a corner of the garden we see an ornamental fountain. An old professor comes along, looking for a nice spot where he can teach his pupils.
D. Devant, Conjurer Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A man pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Available in a fragment in flipbook version only.
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès Trailer (2012)
28 February 2012
A look back at the life, style and influences of the famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and an examination of his role in the story of "Hugo.
Jupiter's Thunderballs Trailer (1903)
20 August 1903
With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts.