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poster Leaves from Satan's Book
Leaves from Satan's Book
(3.3/5)
167mn - Drama
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finni…
poster The Black Raven
The Black Raven
(2.8/5)
61mn - Mystery
One dark and stormy night, an escaped convict, an embezzler, a runaway daughter, her intended and her father, and a gangster take refuge in a remote inn called "The Black Raven" after the nickname of a s…
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Mystery, Drama
Sherlock Holmes investigates mysterious laughing sounds emanating from an ancient Egyptian mummy in a friend's home, but what begins as a simple case of supernatural phenomena quickly leads the detective …
poster Le fils de Locuste
Le fils de Locuste
(2.7/5)
15mn -
The son of Emperor Nero's poisoner drinks the fatal potion prepared by his mother.
poster Onesime, Clockmaker
Onesime, Clockmaker
(3.2/5)
8mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.
poster The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
(3.3/5)
44mn -
The story of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of his birth to his ascension into heaven.
poster The Witch
The Witch
13mn - Family, Fantasy
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.
poster The Ghost Galleon
The Ghost Galleon
91mn - Horror
After a pair of models go missing from a boat, a rescue party discover an empty galleon carrying the coffins of the long dead Knights Templar. The rescue party board the galleon and then discover their ow…
poster Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
(4.1/5)
148mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.
poster Spring
Spring
(3.6/5)
7mn - Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
The story of a shepherd girl and her dog who face ancient spirits in order to continue the cycle of life.
poster The New Lord of the Village
The New Lord of the Village
(2.7/5)
2mn - Fantasy
There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then there's another scene in the village... and that's it.
poster Burglary at Night
Burglary at Night
(3/5)
3mn - Comedy, Crime
A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.
poster The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise
6mn - Animation
A retelling of the classic Aesop Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.
poster The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
(3.2/5)
9mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an unstable and inscrutable universe. At a medieval school, an …
poster Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
(2.9/5)
8mn - Comedy
The film begins with the Count giving an actress a necklace. However, after her performance, the valuable necklace is missing and so the actress goes to hire some detectives to find it. I loved the strang…
poster The Knight of the Snow
The Knight of the Snow
16mn - Adventure, Horror, Fantasy
One of the last films Georges Méliès made. By now, he was under contract for his former rival Pathé, where he made a few of his most lavish productions, including this one. Here, Méliès performed in front…
poster The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
15mn -
An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.
poster The Knight of Black Art
The Knight of Black Art
6mn - Fantasy
Magic tricks in a medieval setting.
poster Robert Macaire and Bertrand
Robert Macaire and Bertrand
11mn - Comedy, Crime
Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.
poster Nightmare in Wax
Nightmare in Wax
98mn - Horror
The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in his museum.
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