A Trip to the Moon
Short Film
1902
15m
NR
French
Adventure, Science Fiction
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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.
A Trip to the Moon
NR
Short Film
1902
15m
French
Adventure, Science Fiction
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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Cast
Professor Barbenfouillis / The Moon
Phoebe (uncredited)
Officer of the Marines (uncredited)
Captain of the Rocket (uncredited)
Astronomer (uncredited)
Astronomer (uncredited)
Astronomer (uncredited)
Astronomer (uncredited)
Astronomer (uncredited)
Secretary / Star / Rocket Attendant...
Parade Leader (uncredited)
Directed By: Georges Méliès
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Foghlainte-deleted-1458835674
/10 9 years ago
Note: I watched both versions on Netflix - a black-and-white print with narration and the colour print with a soundtrack by Air. This review will cover both.
So here I am at what is undoubtedly Georges Méliès' most famous and enduring film, even if its status as his "best" is open t More
So here I am at what is undoubtedly Georges Méliès' most famous and enduring film, even if its status as his "best" is open t More
Dleasdanach
11 years ago
I think it is important, especially with regard to films concerned with the fantastical, to keep a child-like sense of wonder when watching and the best films will reward this. A Trip to the Moon appeals to my inner child in the best possible way with its fantastic voyage. Even viewed over a hundred More
filmtoaster
4 years ago
I can't say much more than what other critics have said a million times before in the past 100 years or so, but damn, I forgot how revolutionary this film was. I saw the post-processed colorized version of the short feature, in my opinion the best version, and it absolutely blew me away how ambi More
dogstir
3 years ago
_A Trip to the Moon_ (1902), initially titled in French as _Le Voyage dans la Lune_, is director Georges Méliès' most famous film out of the more than 500 films he made. He stars as Professor Barbenfouillis, who, along with several other astronomers, boards a bullet-shaped spacecraft fired from a More
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