Story Line
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.
“The first science fiction film!”
Top Cast
Georges Méliès
Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune
Bleuette Bernon
Phoebe Déesse de la Lune
François Lallement
L'officier de Marine / Commandant de la Base de Lancement
Jehanne d'Alcy
La Secrétaire / Une Étoile / Agent de Bord de la Fusée
Henri Delannoy
Le Pilote de la Fusée Lunaire
Victor André
Un Astronome et Spationaute
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
1902-06-15
Runtime
15m
Genres
HistoryAdventureScience Fiction
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User Reviews (4)
Gimly
5/10
•8/25/2019I just knew this was gonna have a high score on letterboxd. Yo, it's important, it's visionary, it's observable history, it's revolutionary for it's time, all that jazz. But guess what else? I don't for a minute believe those people actually went to ...
dogstir
7/10
•2/23/2021_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,...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•8/29/2022There is something almost Arthurian about the opening to this short feature as an ensemble of astronomers gather complete with pointy hats and telescopes. Why? Well they are discussing the likely prospects of a trip to the moon. As you might expect, ...
Axel
7/10
•3/7/2023The visuals in Trip to the Moon, produced in 1902, are still impressive, surreal, and unique, even by modern standards. Méliès' use of special effects, executed with hyper-stylization, makes them somewhat timeless. Méliès was undoubtedly regarded as ...