List of science fiction films before 1920

A list of science fiction films released before the 1920s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely available with reviews by reputable critics or film historians.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1895
La Charcuterie mécaniqueLumière Brothers FranceShort film[1]
1897
Gugusse et l'AutomateGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort film[2]
The X-RaysGeorge Albert Smith United Kingdom
1898
Les rayons RöntgenGeorges Méliès France
1902
A Trip to the MoonGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort film
1907
20.000 Lieues Sous les MersGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort film
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the MoonGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès France
1908
El hotel eléctricoSegundo de Chomón Segundo de Chomón Spain
1909
Airship DestroyerWalter R. Booth United KingdomShort film[3]
1910
FrankensteinJ. Searle DawleyAugustus Phillips, Charles Stanton Ogle, Mary Fuller United States Short film
1911
Aerial AnarchistsWalter R. Booth United Kingdom Short film
Little Moritz enlève RosalieHenri Gambard France Short film
1912
The Conquest of the PoleGeorge MeliesGeorge MeliesFrance Short film
1913
Amerika – Europa im LuftschiffAlfred Lind Germany
Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino FarandolaMarcel Fabre Italy
A Message From Mars (1913 film)J. Wallett Waller United Kingdom
1915
Der KraftmeierErnst LubitschErnst LubitschGermany
William VossRudolf MeinertGermany
1916
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaStuart PatonLeviticus Jones, Alan HolubarUnited States
HomunculusOtto RippertOlaf Fønss, Friedrich KuehneGermanySerial film[4]
Tales of HoffmanRichard OswaldErich Kaiser-Titz, Werner KraussGermany
TitanenkampfJoseph DelmontErich Kaiser-TitzGermany
Verdens UndergangAugust BlomAlf Blütecher, Olaf Fønss, Johanne Fritz-PetersenDenmark[5]
1917
HimmelskibetHolger-MadsenOle OlsenDenmark
1918
AlrauneMichael Curtiz, Edmund FritzGéza Erdélyi, Gyula GálHungary
Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote HanneEugen Illés, Joseph KleinMax Auzinger, Joseph KleinGermany
The Master MysteryBurton KingHarry Houdini, Ruth Stonehouse, William Pike, Floyd BuckleyUnited StatesSerial film[6][7]
1919
Die ArcheRichard OswaldLeo Connard, Eva SpeyerGermany
The First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon, J.L.V. LeighBruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher, Lionel d'AragonUnited Kingdom
The Mistress of the WorldJoe MayMia May, Michael Bohnen, Hans MierendorffGermany

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hardy, Phil (1994). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction. Overlook Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-87951-626-7.
  2. ↑ Benson, Michael (2002). Fighting Robots: A Guide to Radio-controlled Combatants. Citadel Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8065-2372-7.
  3. ↑ Paris, Michael (1995). From the Wright brothers to Top gun: aviation, nationalism, and popular cinema. Manchester University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-7190-4074-4.
  4. ↑ Prince, Stephen (2004). The Horror Film. Rutgers University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8135-3363-5.
  5. ↑ Mitry, Jean (1965). Filmographie Universelle (in French) 5. Paris, France: Institut des hautes Etudes cinématographiques. p. 155.
  6. ↑ Wollstein, Hans J. "The Master Mystery (1918)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  7. ↑ Telotte, J. P. (1999). A Distant Technology: Science Fiction Film and the Machine Age. Wesleyan University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-8195-6346-3.
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