A Trip to the Moon

Name: A Trip to the Moon
Director: Georges Méliès
Released: 1902-06-15T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.9

1902 · TMDB 7.9 · Le Voyage dans la Lune

Directed by Georges Méliès

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

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Georges Melies sends a rocket into the moon's eye and invents the special effect as a form of theatrical wonder. The stop-substitution cuts are the first cinematic sleight of hand.

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Georges Méliès Bleuette Bernon François Lallement Jehanne d'Alcy Henri Delannoy Victor André Brunnet Depierre Farjaut Kelm Jules-Eugène Legris

Director · Georges Méliès Producer · Georges Méliès Writer · Georges Méliès Cinematography · Lucien Tainguy Cinematography · Théophile Michault Editor · Georges Méliès

Runtime: 15 min
Released: 1902-06-15
Studio: Star Film
Country: France
Language: No Language
TMDB score: 7.9

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Georges Melies sends a rocket into the moon's eye and invents the special effect as a form of theatrical wonder. The stop-substitution cuts are the first cinematic sleight of hand.