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Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Director 59 / Actor 28 / Writer 8 · 1896 – 2025 · 🎬 95 · 🇫🇷 France

Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was a French filmmaker, actor, magician, and toymaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of cinema, primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Méliès rose to prominence creating "trick films" and became well known for his innovative use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards in his work. His most important films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904).

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The Mermaid

The Mermaid

actor

1904

The Mermaid

The Mermaid

director

1904

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The Fake Russian Prophet

director

1904

Faust and Marguerite

Faust and Marguerite

director

1904

Faust and Marguerite

Faust and Marguerite

actor

1904

The Imperceptible Transmutations

The Imperceptible Transmutations

director

1904

The Imperceptible Transmutations

The Imperceptible Transmutations

writer

1904

The Imperceptible Transmutations

The Imperceptible Transmutations

actor

1904

The Wonderful Rose Tree

The Wonderful Rose Tree

director

1904

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies

writer

1903

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies

director

1903

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies

actor

1903

The Oracle of Delphi

The Oracle of Delphi

actor

1903

The Oracle of Delphi

The Oracle of Delphi

director

1903

The Witch's Revenge

The Witch's Revenge

director

1903

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

actor

1902

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

writer

1902

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

director

1902

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The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax"

director

1902

The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

director

1902

The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head

director

1901

The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head

actor

1901

Barbe-bleue

Barbe-bleue

director

1901

Barbe-bleue

Barbe-bleue

actor

1901

The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream

writer

1900

The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream

director

1900

The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream

actor

1900

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Fantastic Dining Room

director

1899

Cleopatra's Tomb

Cleopatra's Tomb

actor

1899

Cleopatra's Tomb

Cleopatra's Tomb

director

1899

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Four Troublesome Heads

actor

1898

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Four Troublesome Heads

director

1898

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion and Galatea

director

1898

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion and Galatea

actor

1898

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

director

1898

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

director

1897

Gugusse and the Automaton

Gugusse and the Automaton

actor

1897

Gugusse and the Automaton

Gugusse and the Automaton

director

1897

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A Funny Mahometan

actor

1897

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A Funny Mahometan

director

1897

Le manoir du diable

Le manoir du diable

director

1896

Le manoir du diable

Le manoir du diable

actor

1896

Le manoir du diable

Le manoir du diable

writer

1896

The Vanishing Lady

The Vanishing Lady

director

1896

The Vanishing Lady

The Vanishing Lady

actor

1896

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The Old Hag

director

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Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)

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