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1905 · 3 min · ★ 6.4 · Fantasy

Directed by Georges Méliès

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Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.
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One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and throwing it in the air, it appears on the table opposite another head, and both detached heads sing in unison. The conjurer then removes it a third time. You then see all three of his heads, which are exact duplicates, upon the table at one time, while the conjurer again stands before the audience with his head perfectly intact, singing in unison with the three heads upon the table. He closes the picture by bowing himself from the stage.
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An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
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At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch soon returns, summons some of her servants, and carries off the princess. A rescue party is quickly organized, but the unfortunate captive has been taken to a strange, forbidding realm, from where it will be impossible to rescue her without some special help.
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★ 6.81897
MovieComedyFantasy
Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.
The MelomaniacThe Melomaniac · 1903
The Melomaniac
★ 6.61903
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The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.
Le manoir du diableLe manoir du diable · 1896
Le manoir du diable
★ 6.41896
MovieFantasyHorror
In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of interloping cavaliers.
The WitchThe Witch · 1906
The Witch
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A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and saves the beautiful princess.
BluebeardBluebeard · 1901
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A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.
The Vanishing LadyThe Vanishing Lady · 1896
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Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.
CinderellaCinderella · 1899
Cinderella
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A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out? Méliès based the art direction on engravings by Gustave Doré. First known example of a fairy-tale adapted to film, and the first film to use dissolves to go from one scene to another.
A NightmareA Nightmare · 1896
A Nightmare
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A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.
Extraordinary IllusionsExtraordinary Illusions · 1903
Extraordinary Illusions
★ 6.11903
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Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.
The MermaidThe Mermaid · 1904
The Mermaid
★ 5.81904
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A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

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