Directing
Georges Méliès
FR, EN, XX, ES cinema · 364 credits
Born
8 December 1861
Died
21 January 1938 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Жорж Мельес · 조르주 멜리에스 · Marie Georges Jean Méliès · ジョルジュ・メリエス · マリー・ジョルジュ・ジャン・メリエス
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 seamless disappearing and/or appearing effects used throughout both films and television for decades to come. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the first "Cinemagician". Two of his best-known films are A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904). Both stories involve strange, surreal voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. Méliès was also an early pioneer of horror cinema, which can be traced back to his Le Manoir du diable (1896). In early 1909 Méliès stopped making films to protest Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Parents Company monopoly, and presided over the first meeting of the International Filmmakers Congress in Paris. Further financial hardships created by his opposition to Edison and diminishing influence, Méliès disappeared from public life. By the mid-1920s he made a meager living as a candy and toy salesma in Paris, with the assistance of funds collected by other filmmakers. Although he was recognized for his contributions in cinema, Méliès spent most of his later years in poverty before being accepted into La Maison du Retraite du Cinéma, the film industry's retirement home in Orly.
Known for
Filmography
Méliès: Tales of Terror
as The Melomaniac, Director, Producer
The Méliès Mystery
as Self (archive footage)
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
as Self (archive footage)
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
as Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
as Various Roles, Director, Writer
The Magic of Méliès
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Cinematógrafo 1900
as Self (archive footage)
ORG
Thanks
Violons d'Ingres
as Himself (archive footage), Additional Photography
Gala Méliès
as Himself, Director
The Conquest of the Pole
as Le professeur Mabouloff, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
The Knight of the Snow
as Devil, Director
Cinderella or The Glass Slipper
as Prince's Messenger, Director, Writer
The Diabolical Church Window
Actor, Director
The Diabolic Tenant
as Le locataire diabolique, Production Design, Producer, Screenplay, Director
Whimsical Illusions
as The Magician, Production Design, Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Doctor's Secret
Actor, Director
Le Fakir de Singapour
1908
The Indian Sorcerer
as The Fakir, Director
Long Distance Wireless Photography
Actor, Director
Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
as The Roman, Director
Le Génie des cloches ou le Fils du sonneur
1908
The Fortune Favors the Brave
as Gnome, Director
Les infortunes des patineurs
as Passerby, Director
French Cops Learning English
as The Police Inspector, Director
Not Guilty
as The Old Farmer, Director
The New Lord of the Village
as Le fantôme de César, Director
In the Barber Shop
Actor, Director
The Broken Violin
Director
The Genii of Fire
Director
His First Job
Director
The Miser
Director
Sideshow Wrestlers
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Excursion to the Moon
Original Film Writer
Delirium in a Studio
as Ali Barbouyou, Director
Satan in Prison
as Satan, Director
Good Glue Sticks
Actor, Director
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
as Professor of Astronomy, Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Actor, Director
Tunneling the English Channel
Actor, Director, Producer, Production Design
The King and the Jester
as Tribolet, Director
The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
as Le commissaire de police, Director
The Skipping Cheese
Director
Rogues' Tricks
Director
Le Delirium tremens ou la Fin d'un alcoolique
1907
Drink! A Great Temperance Story
Director
A Desperate Crime
Actor, Director
The Merry Frolics of Satan
as Satan, Screenplay, Director, Production Design, Producer
The Hilarious Posters
as The Bill Poster, Director, Producer
The Mysterious Retort
Actor, Director
The Witch
as The Fairy Carabosse, Production Design, Director, Producer, Writer
A Roadside Inn
as Drunk Traveler, Director
Punch and Judy
Director
Soap Bubbles
Director
The Luny Musician
Director
The Living Playing Cards
as The Magician, Director
The Black Imp
Actor, Director, Producer
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
Actor, Production Design, Producer, Screenplay, Director
A Mesmerian Experiment
Actor, Director
Rip's Dream
as Rip Van Winkle, Production Design, Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
as The Sorcerer Khalafar (uncredited), Director, Editor, Production Design, Producer
The Lilliputian Minuet
Actor, Director
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
as Ulysses (uncredited), Director
The Magic Dice
Director
A Crazy Composer
Director
Le Tour de Londres ou les Derniers Moments d'Anne de Boleyn
1905
The Tower of London
Director
Le Peintre Barbouillard et le Tableau diabolique
1905
Mr. Dauber and the Whimsical Picture
Director
The Impossible Voyage
as Mabouloff, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Production Design
The Cook in Trouble
Actor, Director
The Untamable Whiskers
as Man with whiskers, Director
The Wandering Jew
Actor, Director, Producer
The Wonderful Living Fan
Actor, Director
The Mermaid
Actor, Director
The Clockmaker's Dream
Actor, Director
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
Actor, Director
Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
Actor, Director
The Fugitive Apparitions
Actor, Director
The Devilish Plank
Actor, Director
Tit for Tat
Actor, Director
The Christmas Angel
as The Rag-and-Bone Man / Beggar on Crutches / Coal Seller, Director, Producer
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself
as The Magician / The Double, Director
The Firefall
as Satan, Director
Faust and Marguerite
as Méphistophélès, Director
The Imperceptible Transmutations
as Prince, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
The Bewitched Trunk
Director
The Infernal Cauldron
as Devil, Production Design, Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Monster
as The priest, Director
The Infernal Cake-Walk
as Devil, Director
The Melomaniac
Actor, Director
Extraordinary Illusions
Actor, Director
Jupiter's Thunderballs
Actor, Director
The Terrible Turkish Executioner
as The Executioner, Director
Apparitions
Actor, Director
The Ballet Master's Dream
Actor, Director
Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
Actor, Director
The Oracle of Delphi
Actor, Director
A Moonlight Serenade
Actor, Director
Faust in the Underworld
as Mephistopholes, Director
The Mystical Flame
Actor, Director
The Kingdom of the Fairies
as Принц Бель-Азор, Director, Screenplay, Production Design, Producer
The Magic Lantern
Actor, Director
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
Actor, Director, Screenplay
The Mysterious Box
Actor, Director
Misfortune Never Comes Alone
as Lamplighter, Director
The Marvellous Wreath
Actor, Director
La Corbeille enchantée
1903
The Enchanted Basket
Actor, Director
Les Filles du diable
1903
Beelzebub's Daughters
Actor, Director
The Enchanted Well
Director
Comical Conjuring
Director
The Witch's Revenge
Director
The Drawing Lesson
Director
A Trip to the Moon
as Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Production Design, Editor
The Prolific Magical Egg
Actor, Director
An Impossible Balancing Feat
as The Magician, Director, Story, Producer, Special Effects
The Treasures of Satan
Actor, Director
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
as Gulliver, Director, Writer
The Human Fly
as The Hindoo Magician, Director, Producer
Robinson Crusoe
as Robinson Crusoé, Producer, Production Design, Screenplay, Director
Sure Cure for Indigestion
as Doctor, Director
The Man with the Rubber Head
as Аптекар / Гумова голова, Director, Producer, Special Effects
Hat of Many Surprises
Actor, Director
The Dwarf and the Giant
Actor, Director
The Magician's Cavern
Actor, Director
Bluebeard
as Barbe-bleue / The Devil / Kitchen's assistant, Adaptation, Production Design, Producer, Director, Writer
The Devil and the Statue
Actor, Director
The Brahmin and the Butterfly
as The brahmin, Director
Le Temple de la Magie
1901
The Temple of the Sun
Actor, Director
Le Chimiste repopulateur
1901
A Maiden's Paradise
as The Wizard, Director
The Prince of Magicians
as Excelsior, Director, Producer
The Triple Headed Lady
Actor, Director
Off to Bedlam
Director
The One-Man Band
as All the members of the orchestra, Director, Producer, Special Effects
Joan of Arc
as Père de Jeanne, Production Design, Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Astronomer's Dream
as Астроном, Director, Editor, Production Designer, Special Effects, Screenplay, Producer
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
as Wrestler, Director
Going to Bed Under Difficulties
as The Man, Director
Spiritisme abracadabrant
1900
Up-to-Date Spiritualism
as Le comique excentrique, Director
The Artist and the Dummy
as Artiste, Director
The Christmas Dream
as Beggar, Director
The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
as Prince, Producer, Writer, Director
The Magic Book
as The Magician, Director
A Fantastical Meal
as The Man, Director
The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
as Conjurer, Director
The Cook's Revenge
Director
L'homme aux cent trucs
1900
L'homme aux cent trucs
Writer, Director
Cooks fight
Director
The Flea
Director
The Bath
Director
The Stick
Director
The Unexpected Bath
Director
A Midnight Episode
as The Sleeping Man (uncredited), Producer, Director
Cinderella
as le gnome de la pendule / le suisse à l'entrée de l'église, Producer, Production Design, Director, Writer
The Devil in a Convent
as The Devil, Director
An Up-to-Date Conjurer
as Magician, Director
The Dreyfus Affair
as Fernand Labori, Director
Summoning the Spirits
Actor, Director
La pyramide de Triboulet
1899
The Human Pyramid
Actor, Director
The Mysterious Knight
as Le chevalier mystère, Director
The Mysterious Portrait
as L'illusioniste, Director
Cleopatra's Tomb
as un profanateur de la tombe de Cléopâtre, Director
The Pillar of Fire
Actor, Production Design, Screenplay, Producer, Director
Dreyfus Put in Irons
Director
The Four Troublesome Heads
as Фокусник, Director, Producer, Special Effects, Editor, Writer
The Temptation of St. Anthony
as Saint Antoine, Director
Pygmalion and Galatea
as Pygmalion, Director
The Magician
as Le Sculpteur, Director
The Famous Box Trick
as The Magician, Director
The Bridegroom's Dilemma
as Le marié, Director
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
A Woman Surprised
Director
Carrefour de l'opéra
Director
Faust et Marguerite
1897
Faust and Marguerite
as Méphistophélès, Director
Le château hanté
as Mephisto, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Production Design
The Bewitched Inn
as The Traveler, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Production Design
Naval Combat in Greece
as The Captain, Director
Between Calais and Dover
as The Man in the Checked Suit, Director
Dancing in a Harem
1897
Dancing in a Harem
Actor, Director
Le musulman rigolo
1897
A Funny Mahometan
as The Funny Mahometan, Director
Gugusse and the Automaton
as Gugusse, Director
After the Ball
Director
The Last Cartridges
Director
Boxing Match
Director
An Irritable Model
Director
D. Devant, Conjurer
Director
A Terrible Night
as L'homme qui essaie de dormir, Writer, Producer, Production Design, Director
The Vanishing Lady
as Фокусник, Director, Production Design, Producer, Editor
Le manoir du diable
as Мефістофель, Director, Producer, Production Design, Writer
Playing Cards
as Un joueur de cartes, Director, Writer
A Nightmare
as Man, Director, Production Design, Producer, Editor
Conjuring
as Himself, Director
Post No Bills
Director
A Serpentine Dance
Director
