A Trip to the Moon

Name: A Trip to the Moon
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 1902-06-15
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: François Lallement, Farjaut, Victor André, Jehanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

6/15/1902

Runtime

15 mins

Genres

Adventure Science Fiction

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$5,985

Revenue

Homepage

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A delightful Victorian-era fever dream that treats the moon as a carnival of wonders and dangers. Méliès conjures spectacular trick effects and anarchic humor from simple ingenuity, making space travel feel like the greatest adventure an imaginative mind could conceive.