Georges Méliès

Born December 8, 1861· Paris, France

† Died January 21, 1938

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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…

Known for

Filmography

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon1902

Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Four Troublesome Heads1898

Фокусник

The Man with the Rubber Head

The Man with the Rubber Head1901

Аптекар / Гумова голова

The Kingdom of the Fairies

The Kingdom of the Fairies1903

Принц Бель-Азор

The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream1900

Астроном

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.