Georges Méliès
1861-12-09THE BIOGRAPHY
Georges Méliès (December 9, 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
A Trip to the Moon
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The Impossible Voyage
⭐ 7.2
The Cook in Trouble
⭐ 5.2
Cinematógrafo 1900
⭐ 4.5
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
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The Untamable Whiskers
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The Living Playing Cards
⭐ 6.3
The Infernal Cauldron
⭐ 6.3
The One-Man Band
⭐ 6.7
The Four Troublesome Heads
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A Midnight Episode
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Joan of Arc
⭐ 6.9
Faust and Marguerite
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A Terrible Night
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Le château hanté
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The Vanishing Lady
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The Astronomer's Dream
⭐ 6.915The Indian Sorcerer
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Cinderella
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The Conquest of the Pole
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The Wandering Jew
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Le manoir du diable
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The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
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A Desperate Crime
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Delirium in a Studio
⭐ 5.5
The Wonderful Living Fan
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The Black Imp
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The Monster
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The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
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The Temptation of St. Anthony
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The Diabolic Tenant
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The Man with the Rubber Head
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The Devil in a Convent
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The Mermaid
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Long Distance Wireless Photography
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An Up-to-Date Conjurer
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The Merry Frolics of Satan
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The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
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The Hilarious Posters
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The Dreyfus Affair
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The Infernal Cake-Walk
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The Clockmaker's Dream
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The Melomaniac
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Summoning the Spirits
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Extraordinary Illusions
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Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
⭐ 4.8The Human Pyramid
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Hat of Many Surprises
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Going to Bed Under Difficulties
⭐ 6.5Up-to-Date Spiritualism
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Jupiter's Thunderballs
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The Terrible Turkish Executioner
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The Bewitched Inn
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Whimsical Illusions
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Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
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The Ballet Master's Dream
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Apparitions
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The Prolific Magical Egg
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The Diabolical Church Window
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Satan in Prison
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Méliès: Tales of Terror
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The Doctor's Secret
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The Oracle of Delphi
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The Dwarf and the Giant
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A Moonlight Serenade
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The Magician's Cavern
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A Mesmerian Experiment
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The Mysterious Retort
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Playing Cards
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An Impossible Balancing Feat
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Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
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Bluebeard
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The Witch
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Faust in the Underworld
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The Treasures of Satan
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The Devil and the Statue
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The Mysterious Knight
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The Artist and the Dummy
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The Christmas Dream
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Good Glue Sticks
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The Mystical Flame
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The Fugitive Apparitions
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Gala Méliès
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The Kingdom of the Fairies
⭐ 6.9
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
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The Brahmin and the Butterfly
⭐ 5.5A Maiden's Paradise
⭐ 0The Temple of the Sun
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A Roadside Inn
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The Knight of the Snow
⭐ 5.8
The Magic Lantern
⭐ 5.9
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
⭐ 5.2
Pygmalion and Galatea
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Tunneling the English Channel
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A Nightmare
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Alcofribas, The Master Magician
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Naval Combat in Greece
⭐ 5.2
Violons d'Ingres
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The Extraordinary Voyage
⭐ 7.8
The Mysterious Portrait
⭐ 6
The Devilish Plank
⭐ 4.5
Tit for Tat
⭐ 5.7
Conjuring
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The Christmas Angel
⭐ 5.5
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
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The Human Fly
⭐ 5.9
The Prince of Magicians
⭐ 6.3
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself
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Cleopatra's Tomb
⭐ 1.7
Rip's Dream
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Robinson Crusoe
⭐ 5.5
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
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The Mysterious Box
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The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
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Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
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The Triple Headed Lady
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The Pillar of Fire
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The Méliès Mystery
⭐ 6.8
Misfortune Never Comes Alone
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Between Calais and Dover
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A Fantastical Meal
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The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
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The Magic Book
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The Marvellous Wreath
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The Magician
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The Famous Box Trick
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The Firefall
⭐ 4.5The Fortune Favors the Brave
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Sure Cure for Indigestion
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Alcoléa & cie Documentary
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The Lilliputian Minuet
⭐ 4.4The Enchanted Basket
⭐ 0Beelzebub's Daughters
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Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
⭐ 5.5
Les infortunes des patineurs
⭐ 3.7
French Cops Learning English
⭐ 4.6
Not Guilty
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The King and the Jester
⭐ 4.9
The Magic of Méliès
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The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
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The New Lord of the Village
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In the Barber Shop
⭐ 4.5Dancing in a Harem
⭐ 0A Funny Mahometan
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A Trip to the Melisverse
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The Bridegroom's Dilemma
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