A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Le voyage dans la lune (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-G
- 13min
- Short, Action
- 04 Oct 1902 (USA)
- Short
- 1 win.
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Cast
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Victor André | ... |
Astronomer - Nostradamus (uncredited)
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Bleuette Bernon | ... |
Lady in the Moon (uncredited)
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Brunnet | ... |
Astronomer- Alcofrisbas (uncredited)
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Jehanne d'Alcy | ... |
Secretary / Star / Rocket Attendant (uncredited)
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Henri Delannoy | ... |
Captain of the Rocket (uncredited)
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Delpierre | ... |
Astronomer - Micromegas (uncredited)
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Farjaux | ... |
Astronomer - Parafaragaramus (uncredited)
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Kelm | ... |
Astronomer - Omega (uncredited)
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François Lallement | ... |
Officer of the Marines (uncredited)
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Jules-Eugène Legris | ... |
Parade Leader (uncredited)
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Georges Méliès | ... |
Prof. Barbenfouillis / The Moon (uncredited)
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Directed by
Georges Méliès | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Georges Méliès | ... | () (uncredited) |
Jules Verne | ... | (novel "De la Terre à la Lune") (uncredited) |
H.G. Wells | ... | (novel "First Men in the Moon") (uncredited) |
Produced by
Georges Méliès | ... | producer (as Geo. Melies) |
Music by
Jean-Benoît Dunckel | ... | (2011 original score) (as AIR) |
Nicolas Godin | ... | (2011 original score) (as AIR) |
Octavio Vázquez | ... | (1995) |
Cinematography by
Théophile Michault | ... | (uncredited) |
Lucien Tainguy | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Georges Méliès | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Georges Méliès | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Charles Claudel | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Jehanne d'Alcy | ... | (as Jeanne d'Alcy) |
Music Department
Jean-Marc Gonçalves De Almeida | ... | music: 1996 original score |
Additional Crew
Elisabeth Thuillier | ... | film colorization supervisor (uncredited) |
Thanks
Charles-Edouard Renault | ... | special thanks / thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Star-Film (1902) (France) (theatrical)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (1902) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Edison Manufacturing Company (1902) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Niels Le Tort (1902) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- S. Lubin (1902) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Kleine Optical Company (1905) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- The Royal Wonder Bio (1908) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- MK2 Diffusion (2011) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Espace Sarou (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (new version)
- Flicker Alley (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Flicker Alley (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Flicker Alley (2012) (United States) (DVD) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2012) (Finland) (tv)
- Sinister Cinema (2018) (United States) (DVD) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Niles Essanay Film Museum (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (35mm B&W)
- Arrow Academy (2020) (United States) (DVD) ('A Trip to the Moon')
- Cinema First (2022) (United States) (video)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (DVD) (as 'A Trip to the Moon')
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (as 'A Trip to the Moon') (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (United States) (DVD) (as "A Trip to the Moon')
- Kino Video (United States) (VHS) (as "A Trip to the Moon')
- Ostalgica (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Sala46 World (2023) (Spain)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
An association of astronomers has convened to listen to the plan of Professor Barbenfouillis, their president, to fly to the moon. With the one dissenting voice quashed by Barbenfouillis and the other members, the plan is approved with Barbenfouillis choosing five others to accompany him. Most of the preparation for the trip is in building the vessel and launching mechanism, which resemble a large bullet and a large gun respectively. Hitting the moon in the eye, the six land safely at their destination. They find that much about the moon is wonderful and fantastical, but also that much is not what they would have liked to encounter as it is life threatening. They have to find a way to get out of their alien predicament to get back home safely. Written by Huggo |
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Budget | FRF30,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | After finishing work on the film, Georges Méliès intended to release it in America and thereby make lots of money. Unfortunately, Thomas A. Edison's film technicians had already secretly made copies of it, which were shown across the US within weeks. Melies never made any money from the film's American showings, and went broke several years later. Edison made a fortune from it. See more » |
Goofs | When the umbrella is growing in the mushroom garden, the edge of the first Selenite, off camera to the right, can be seen waiting for his cue to enter. He may not be visible in all versions of the film. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Monitors (1969). See more » |
Soundtracks | Astronomic Club See more » |