Il était une fois...

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poster The Lilliputian Minuet
The Lilliputian Minuet
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The film, of which only fragments are known to survive, features Méliès as a magician making playing-card figures come to life in miniature.
poster The Phantom Planet
The Phantom Planet
82mn - Sci-Fi
After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
poster Hell in Normandy
Hell in Normandy
90mn - Drama, Short, War
The movie is set during World War II in the days just prior to the D-Day invasion. A special parachute unit is sent to destroy a German flame thrower installation on Omaha Beach.
poster Prime Evil
Prime Evil
83mn - Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Nestled in a Manhattan monastery, evil is lurking. A group of devil worshipping monks are stalking the city, looking for victims to sacrifice to the dark lord in the hope of bringing satanic rule to the w…
poster Fanchon, the Cricket
Fanchon, the Cricket
(3.2/5)
75mn - Drama
A young wild girl, Fanchon, lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch. The unkempt Fanchon suffers from her grandmother's sorceress reputation. On…
poster Wiretapper
Wiretapper
(2.9/5)
80mn -
A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.
poster The Legend of Bigfoot
The Legend of Bigfoot
76mn - Documentary
A documentary about the legendary creature, Bigfoot, with emphasis on him being the missing link.
poster Concert
Concert
1mn -
On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.
poster Princess Tam Tam
Princess Tam Tam
(3.2/5)
77mn - Drama, Comedy
A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.
poster A Tattered Web
A Tattered Web
(2.8/5)
76mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
poster Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene
(3.1/5)
1mn - Drama
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
poster Twilight People
Twilight People
84mn - Horror
A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.
poster The Disappearance of Onésime
The Disappearance of Onésime
9mn - Comedy
When Onésime gets declared dead by drowning, the supposed-widow consults a private detective specialized in missing persons.
poster Le cigare introuvable
Le cigare introuvable
1mn - Comedy
Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.
poster Side Streets
Side Streets
(2.8/5)
131mn - Comedy
Five interconnected stories unfold across New York City's boroughs during the hottest day of summer, as a Romanian butcher gambles away his future, a fashion designer fights for her dreams in Manhattan, a…
poster The Magic Dice
The Magic Dice
(2.6/5)
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
Another magic short of Méliès.
poster The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris
(3.1/5)
116mn - Romance, Drama
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues h…
poster Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
1mn - Documentary
The first travelling shot.
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