A Trip to the Moon

France, 1902

Film

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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 satellite.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Georges Méliès

costume designer

Jehanne d'Alcy

producer

Georges Méliès

production design

Georges Méliès

screenplay

Georges Méliès

Duration

14:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1902 1902

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-775

Language

French

Subject categories

Adventure

Fantasy

Science Fiction

TMDB-Movie

775

Wikidata

Q244971

Collected

513 times

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