A portrait of the pioneer of special effects in cinema. ~ Rovi...
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1978
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Melies examines the facets of love, betrayal and revenge in this short, silent film. ~ Rovi...
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1913
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1913
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This entertaining story of a race to the North Pole, with contestants using fantastic air vehicles. ~ Rovi...
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1912
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The Shadow of Death made one of his rare screen appearances in this Melies "trick" film. Dressed in his traditional black...
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1910
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Of the 13 films produced by Melies studios in 1910, only three are known to exist. Alas, Out for Mischief remains one of the...
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1910
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The Cowboys and the Bachelor Girls was a rare Western from the Paris-based Melies studios. It all begins as five Eastern...
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1910
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Like his other eight releases of 1908, George Melies' Stolen Witness is no longer in existence. The plot gets under way as...
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1909
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1909
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Georges Melies' releases on behalf of the American-based Motion Pictures Trust were nowhere near as inspired as his...
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1909
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A Tumultuous Honeymoon was a surprisingly pedestrian effort from the usually innovative Melies film factory. Already ticked...
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1909
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The Count's Wooing was originally released back-to-back with another Melies film, Mr. and Mrs. Duff. Though her father...
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1909
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After several disappointingly conventional reels, Georges Melies returned to his old form with this trick-filled fantasy. His...
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1909
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Melies' Mr. and Mrs. Duff was distributed on the same reel as The Count's Wooing. An exercise in down-and-dirty slapstick,...
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1909
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Melies' Seeing Things was typical of the "trick" films in which the company had specialized since 1900. A drunk wanders home...
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1909
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1908
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1908
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Of the 19 "trick" films produced by the brilliant Georges Melies in 1907, only seven are still extant -- and The King's...
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1908
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1907
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1907
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"Satan's Laboratory" and "The Haunted Kitchen" are the featured pieces about two men who make a purchase from the Devil. ~...
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1906
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1905
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1905
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Enjoy the special effects of George Melies in his most complex film "Palace of Arabian Nights." ~ Rovi...
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1905
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1905
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1904
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1904
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1904
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1904
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1903
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1903
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1903
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From the early works of Melies, this video features a large cast and various special effects. ~ Rovi...
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1903
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1903
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1903
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1902
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1902
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A Trip to the Moon is the most famous of the over 500 short films produced by cinema pioneer Georges Méliès betwen 1896 and...
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1902
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1902
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1901
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1901
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1900
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1900
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1898
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