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3.6

286 Ratings

A Nightmare

Le cauchemar

Directed by Georges Méliès

France, 1896

Short, Silent

1

Synopsis

A man is having a nightmare…

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A Nightmare Directed by Georges Méliès

Cast & Crew

Georges Méliès Director, Producer, Cast, Editing & 1 more

Georges Méliès Director, Producer, Cast, Editing, Production Design

What are people saying?

Gonçalo Rosas's rating of the film A Nightmare
Gonçalo Rosas

6 - Playfully-edited short displaying an infant cinema slowly beginning to realize a tiny fraction of its full potential. Slight, but endlessly charming.
August 28, 2015 22:26
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Deiner's rating of the film A Nightmare
Deiner

Is even more impressive when you remember this is 120 years old.
February 20, 2016 23:50
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yasdnil's rating of the film A Nightmare
yasdnil

Wish it was longer. Also, his whiskers make him look like my boyfriend. Do I have a celebrity crush on Melies? Stay tuned, folks.
August 25, 2015 05:44
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AKFilmFan's rating of the film A Nightmare
AKFilmFan

Whimsical and fast-paced short by Melies.
July 23, 2012 00:29
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Mutt's rating of the film A Nightmare
Mutt

This is where it all comes together...
May 25, 2011 12:47
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Richard Tines's rating of the film A Nightmare
Richard Tines

another short slice of filmic history from the original visual prestidigitator Georges Melies,
December 12, 2017 06:18
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Jdsarmientoburgos's rating of the film A Nightmare
Jdsarmientoburgos

Before "A Trip to the Moon" we had this.
September 25, 2017 02:55
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B o g d a n's rating of the film A Nightmare
B o g d a n

Oldest film seen so far
May 14, 2016 19:35
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