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.

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
1895
La Charcuterie mécaniqueLumière BrothersFranceShort film[1]
1897
Gugusse et l'AutomateGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film,[2] lost
The X-RaysGeorge Albert SmithUnited Kingdom
1898
Les rayons RöntgenGeorges MélièsFrancelost film
The Astronomer's DreamGeorges MélièsFrance
1902
A Trip to the MoonGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film
1904
The Impossible Voyage
Le Voyage à travers l'impossible		Georges_MélièsGeorges_Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'AlcyFranceShort film
1907
Under the Seas
AKA Deux Cents Milles sous les mers ou le Cauchemar du pêcheur
AKA 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea		Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the MoonGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFrance
1908
El hotel eléctricoSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1909
Airship DestroyerWalter R. BoothUnited KingdomShort film[5]
Viaje al planeta JúpiterSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1910
FrankensteinJ. Searle DawleyAugustus Phillips, Charles Stanton Ogle, Mary FullerUnited StatesShort film
Viaje al centro de la tierraSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1911
Aerial AnarchistsWalter R. BoothUnited KingdomShort film , lost film
Little Moritz enlève RosalieHenri GambardFranceShort film
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeLucius J. HendersonJames Cruze, Florence La BadieUnited StatesShort film
The Conquest of the PoleGeorge MeliesGeorge MeliesFranceShort film
1913
Amerika – Europa im LuftschiffAlfred LindGermany
Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino FarandolaMarcel FabreItaly
A Message from MarsJ. Wallett WallerUnited Kingdom
1915
Der KraftmeierErnst LubitschErnst LubitschGermany
Der Tunnel a.k.a The TunnelWilliam WauerFriedrich Kayssler, Fritzi Massary, Hermann Vallentin, Felix BaschGermany
William VossRudolf MeinertGermany
1916
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaStuart PatonLeviticus Jones, Allen HolubarUnited States
HomunculusOtto RippertOlaf Fønss, Friedrich KuehneGermanySerial film[6]
Tales of HoffmannRichard OswaldErich Kaiser-Titz, Werner KraussGermany
TitanenkampfJoseph DelmontErich Kaiser-TitzGermany
Verdens UndergangAugust BlomAlf Blütecher, Olaf Fønss, Johanne Fritz-PetersenDenmark[7]
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[8][9]
The Star Prince Madeline Brandeis Zoe Rae, Dorphia Brown United States
A Trip to Mars
AKA Himmelskibet		Holger-MadsenGunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai NeiiendamDenmark
1919
Die ArcheRichard OswaldLeo Connard, Eva SpeyerGermany
The First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon, J.L.V. LeighBruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher, Lionel d'AragonUnited Kingdomlost film
The Mistress of the WorldJoe MayMia May, Michael Bohnen, Hans MierendorffGermany

Science
fiction films
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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. Jiménez, Jesús (18 February 2012). "La ciencia ficción, un género tan raro en el cine español como estimulante". rtve (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. Merelo, Alfonso (14 December 2004). "Ecine de ciencia ficción en españa: Una aproximación". Ciencia-ficcion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. Prince, Stephen (2004). The Horror Film. Rutgers University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8135-3363-5.
  7. Mitry, Jean (1965). Filmographie Universelle (in French). Vol. 5. Paris, France: Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. p. 155.
  8. Wollstein, Hans J. (2009). "The Master Mystery (1918)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  9. 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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