Credits
Georges MÉLIÈS - Director
Georges MÉLIÈS - Script / Dialogue
AIR - Music
Casting
Georges MÉLIÈS - Pr. Barbenfouillis
Henri DELANNOY - The skyrocket's pilot
Bleuette BERNON - Phoebé
François LALLEMENT - The Officer
Cannes Classics - Tributes
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
(A Trip to the Moon)
Directed by : Georges MÉLIÈS
Year of production : 1902 Country : FRANCE Length : 16 minutes
Synopsis
Six scholars, member of the Astronomers' Club, set off on an expedition to the moon. They travel in a bullet-shaped rocket fired into space by a giant canon. After arriving on the moon safe and sound, they meet its inhabitants, the Selenites, escape their king and return to earth in their rocket which, after falling into the ocean, is fished out by a sailor. Applause, decorations, and a triumphant parade for the six heroes of the first outer-space adventure in the history of cinema.
Contacts
Production
STAR FILM -
French press
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International press
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