List of fantasy films before 1930

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A list of fantasy film s released before the 1930s.

TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1899
Cinderella (1899 film) Georges Méliès Georges Méliès France Short film [1]
1903
The Infernal Boiling Pot Georges Méliès Georges Méliès France Short film
1904
The Impossible Voyage Georges Méliès Georges Méliès France Short film
1910
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Otis Turner Bebe Daniels, Hobart Bosworth, Eugenie Besserer United States Short film
1911
L'Inferno Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe de LiguoroSalvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de LiguoroItaly Short film
1912
Santa Claus Walter R. Booth, R. H. Callum and F. Martin Thornton Leedham Bantock, Margaret FavronovaUnited Kingdom Short film
1915
The Story of a Story Tod Browning United States Short film
1917
Flames Maurice Elvey Douglas Munro, Owen Nares, Edward O'Neill United Kingdom Silent film
1918
The Blue Bird Maurice Tourneur Emma Lowry, Robin Macdougall, William J. Gross United States Silent film
Tarzan of the Apes Scott Sidney Elmo Lincoln United States Silent film
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain Willis O'Brien United StatesStop motion
1921
Körkarlen Victor Sjöström Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Astrid Holm Sweden Silent film
Der müde Tod Fritz Lang Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke Germany Silent film
L'Atlantide Jacques Feyder France Silent film
1922
Phantom F.W. Murnau Hans Heinrich Von Twardowski, Frida Richard, Aud Egede Nissen Germany Silent film
1924
Dante's Inferno Henry Otto Lawson Butt, Howard Gaye, Ralph Lewis United States Silent film
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried Fritz Lang Paul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph Germany Silent film
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache Fritz Lang Rudolf Rittner, Margarete Schön, Hans Adalbert Schlettow Germany Silent film
The Enchanted Cottage John S. Robertson Richard Barthelmess, May McAvoy, Ida Waterman United States Silent film
Paris Qui Dort René Clair Madeleine Rodrigue, Myla Seller, Henri Rollan France Silent film
Peter Pan Herbert Brenon Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, Cyril Chadwick United States Silent film
The Thief of Bagdad Raoul Walsh Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Julanne Johnston United States Silent film
Waxworks Paul Leni Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, William Dieterle Germany Silent film
1925
The Lost World Harry Hoyt Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery United States Silent film
She Leander de Cordova, G.B. Samuelson Betty Blythe United Kingdom Silent film
Wizard of Oz Larry Semon Larry Semon, Bryant Washburn, Dorothy Dwan United States Silent film
1926
Adventures of Prince Achmed Lotte Reiniger Germany Animated film
Faust F.W. Murnau Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn Germany Silent film
A Kiss for Cinderella Herbert Brenon Betty Bronson, Tom Moore, Esther Ralston United States Silent film
The Sorrows of Satan D.W. Griffith Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster United States Silent film
The Student of Prague Henrik Galeen Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss Germany Silent film

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References

  1. Fowkes, Katherine A. (2010-01-26). The Fantasy Film. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   9781444320596.