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Georges Méliès‌

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Georges Méliès

Paris, France

Georges Méliès

Paris, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1861-12-09

Popularity

star6.8

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 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.  

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A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon‌
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calendar 1902

The Impossible Voyage

The Impossible Voyage‌
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calendar 1904

The Cook in Trouble

The Cook in Trouble‌
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calendar 1904

Cinematógrafo 1900

Cinematógrafo 1900‌
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calendar 1979

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

El hombre que quiso ser Segundo‌
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calendar 2014

The Untamable Whiskers

The Untamable Whiskers‌
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calendar 1904

The Living Playing Cards

The Living Playing Cards‌
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calendar 1905

The Infernal Cauldron

The Infernal Cauldron‌
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calendar 1903

The One-Man Band

The One-Man Band‌
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calendar 1900

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Four Troublesome Heads‌
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calendar 1898

A Midnight Episode

A Midnight Episode‌
star3.5
calendar 1899

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc‌
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calendar 1900

Faust and Marguerite

Faust and Marguerite‌
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calendar 1897

A Terrible Night

A Terrible Night‌
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calendar 1896

The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle‌
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calendar 1897

The Vanishing Lady

The Vanishing Lady‌
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calendar 1896

The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream‌
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calendar 1898

The Indian Sorcerer

The Indian Sorcerer‌
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calendar 1908

Cinderella

Cinderella‌
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calendar 1899

The Conquest of the Pole

The Conquest of the Pole‌
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calendar 1912

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew‌
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calendar 1904

The Haunted Castle

The Haunted Castle‌
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calendar 1896

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès

The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès‌
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calendar 2012

Ali Barbouyou and Ali Bouf, In Oil

Ali Barbouyou and Ali Bouf, In Oil‌
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calendar 1907

A Desperate Crime

A Desperate Crime‌
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calendar 1906

The Wonderful Living Fan

The Wonderful Living Fan‌
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calendar 1904

The Black Imp

The Black Imp‌
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calendar 1905

The Monster

The Monster‌
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calendar 1903

The Temptation of St. Anthony

The Temptation of St. Anthony‌
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calendar 1898

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship

The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship‌
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calendar 1905

The Diabolic Tenant

The Diabolic Tenant‌
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calendar 1909

The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head‌
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calendar 1901

The Devil in a Convent

The Devil in a Convent‌
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calendar 1899

The Mermaid

The Mermaid‌
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calendar 1904

Long Distance Wireless Photography

Long Distance Wireless Photography‌
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calendar 1908

An Up-to-Date Conjurer

An Up-to-Date Conjurer‌
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calendar 1899

The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Merry Frolics of Satan‌
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calendar 1906

The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match‌
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calendar 1900

The Hilarious Posters

The Hilarious Posters‌
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calendar 1906

The Dreyfus Affair

The Dreyfus Affair‌
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calendar 1899

The Infernal Cakewalk

The Infernal Cakewalk‌
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calendar 1903

The Clockmaker's Dream

The Clockmaker's Dream‌
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calendar 1904

The Melomaniac

The Melomaniac‌
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calendar 1903

Summoning the Spirits

Summoning the Spirits‌
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calendar 1899

Extraordinary Illusions

Extraordinary Illusions‌
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calendar 1903

Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer

Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer‌
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calendar 1904

The Human Pyramid

The Human Pyramid‌
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calendar 1899

Hat of Many Surprises

Hat of Many Surprises‌
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calendar 1901

Going to Bed Under Difficulties

Going to Bed Under Difficulties‌
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calendar 1900

Up-to-Date Spiritualism

Up-to-Date Spiritualism‌
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calendar 1900

Jupiter's Thunderballs

Jupiter's Thunderballs‌
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calendar 1903

The Terrible Turkish Executioner

The Terrible Turkish Executioner‌
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calendar 1904

The Bewitched Inn

The Bewitched Inn‌
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calendar 1897

Whimsical Illusions

Whimsical Illusions‌
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calendar 1909

Apparitions

Apparitions‌
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calendar 1903

The Ballet Master's Dream

The Ballet Master's Dream‌
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calendar 1903

Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid

Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid‌
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calendar 1903

The Prolific Magical Egg

The Prolific Magical Egg‌
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calendar 1902

The Diabolical Church Window

The Diabolical Church Window‌
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calendar 1911

Satan in Prison

Satan in Prison‌
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calendar 1907

Méliès: Tales of Terror

Méliès: Tales of Terror‌
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calendar 2021

The Doctor's Secret

The Doctor's Secret‌
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calendar 1909

The Dwarf and the Giant

The Dwarf and the Giant‌
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calendar 1901

The Oracle of Delphi

The Oracle of Delphi‌
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calendar 1903

A Moonlight Serenade

A Moonlight Serenade‌
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calendar 1904

The Magician's Cavern

The Magician's Cavern‌
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calendar 1901

A Mesmerian Experiment

A Mesmerian Experiment‌
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calendar 1905

The Mysterious Retort

The Mysterious Retort‌
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calendar 1906

Playing Cards

Playing Cards‌
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calendar 1896

An Impossible Balancing Feat

An Impossible Balancing Feat‌
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calendar 1902

Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter

Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter‌
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calendar 1904

Bluebeard

Bluebeard‌
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calendar 1901

The Witch

The Witch‌
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calendar 1906

Faust in the Underworld

Faust in the Underworld‌
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calendar 1903

The Treasures of Satan

The Treasures of Satan‌
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calendar 1902

The Devil and the Statue

The Devil and the Statue‌
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calendar 1901

The Mysterious Knight

The Mysterious Knight‌
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calendar 1899

The Artist and the Dummy

The Artist and the Dummy‌
star4.5
calendar 1900

The Christmas Dream

The Christmas Dream‌
star5.5
calendar 1900

Good Glue Sticks

Good Glue Sticks‌
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calendar 1907

The Mystical Flame

The Mystical Flame‌
star4.8
calendar 1903

The Fugitive Apparitions

The Fugitive Apparitions‌
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calendar 1904

Gala Méliès

Gala Méliès‌
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calendar 1929

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies‌
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calendar 1903

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon‌
star6.1
calendar 1907

The Brahmin and the Butterfly

The Brahmin and the Butterfly‌
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calendar 1901

The Temple of the Sun

The Temple of the Sun‌
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calendar 1901

A Maiden's Paradise

A Maiden's Paradise‌
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calendar 1901

A Roadside Inn

A Roadside Inn‌
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calendar 1906

The Knight of the Snow

The Knight of the Snow‌
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calendar 1912

The Magic Lantern

The Magic Lantern‌
star5.9
calendar 1903

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea‌
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calendar 1907

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion and Galatea‌
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calendar 1898

Alcofribas, The Master Magician

Alcofribas, The Master Magician‌
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calendar 1903

A Nightmare

A Nightmare‌
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calendar 1896

Tunneling the English Channel

Tunneling the English Channel‌
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calendar 1907

Naval Combat in Greece

Naval Combat in Greece‌
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calendar 1897

Violons d'Ingres

Violons d'Ingres‌
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calendar 1939

Méliès' Magic Show

Méliès' Magic Show‌
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calendar 1997

The Extraordinary Voyage

The Extraordinary Voyage‌
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calendar 2011

The Mysterious Portrait

The Mysterious Portrait‌
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calendar 1899

The Devilish Plank

The Devilish Plank‌
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calendar 1904

Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat‌
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calendar 1904

Conjuring

Conjuring‌
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calendar 1896

The Christmas Angel

The Christmas Angel‌
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calendar 1904

Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants

Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants‌
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calendar 1902

The Human Fly

The Human Fly‌
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calendar 1902

The Prince of Magicians

The Prince of Magicians‌
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calendar 1901

A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself

A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself‌
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calendar 1904

Cleopatra's Tomb

Cleopatra's Tomb‌
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calendar 1899

Rip's Dream

Rip's Dream‌
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calendar 1905

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe‌
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calendar 1902

The Palace of the Arabian Nights

The Palace of the Arabian Nights‌
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calendar 1905

The Mysterious Box

The Mysterious Box‌
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calendar 1903

The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy

The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy‌
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calendar 1900

Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler

Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler‌
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calendar 1908

The Triple Headed Lady

The Triple Headed Lady‌
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calendar 1901

The Pillar of Fire

The Pillar of Fire‌
star5.8
calendar 1899

The Méliès Mystery

The Méliès Mystery‌
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calendar 2021

Between Calais and Dover

Between Calais and Dover‌
star5.4
calendar 1897

The Magician

The Magician‌
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calendar 1898

The Famous Box Trick

The Famous Box Trick‌
star6.1
calendar 1898

The Magic Book

The Magic Book‌
star6.2
calendar 1900

Misfortune Never Comes Alone

Misfortune Never Comes Alone‌
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calendar 1903

The Marvellous Wreath

The Marvellous Wreath‌
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calendar 1903

A Fantastical Meal

A Fantastical Meal‌
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calendar 1900

The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head‌
star5.8
calendar 1900

The Firefall

The Firefall‌
star4.5
calendar 1904

Fortune Favors the Brave

Fortune Favors the Brave‌
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calendar 1909

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese‌
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calendar 2019

Sure Cure for Indigestion

Sure Cure for Indigestion‌
star6.0
calendar 1902

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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma‌
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calendar 1978