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The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)

The Kingdom of the Fairies poster
Original title
Le Royaume des fées
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
fantasy film, silent film, adventure film
Country
France
Runtime
16 min
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 91 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prince embarks on a journey to rescue a princess from an evil magician. The story takes place in a magical underwater world with fairies and sea creatures.

whimsicalsurrealinventivedreamlikeplayfulvisually fantasticaladventurous

What happens

The Kingdom of the Fairies (French: Le Royaume des fées), initially released in the United States as Fairyland, or the Kingdom of the Fairies and in Great Britain as The Wonders of the Deep, or Kingdom of the Fairies, is a 1903 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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