A Trip to the Moon (1902)

06/15/1902 (FR) • 15m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Georges Méliès

Professor Barbenfouillis / The Moon

Bleuette Bernon

Phoebe (uncredited)

François Lallement

Officer of the Marines (uncredited)

Henri Delannoy

Captain of the Rocket (uncredited)

Victor André

Astronomer (uncredited)

Brunnet

Astronomer (uncredited)

Depierre

Astronomer (uncredited)

Farjaut

Astronomer (uncredited)

Kelm

Astronomer (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$5,985.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

moon

based on novel or book

satire

astronomer

black and white

silent film

scientific expedition

space adventure

early cinema

selenite

short film

man in the moon

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