A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
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- Director
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Writers
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Jules Verne(novel "De la Terre à la Lune")
- H.G. Wells(novel "First Men in the Moon")
- Stars
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Victor André(uncredited)
- Bleuette Bernon(uncredited)
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- Director
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Writers
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Jules Verne(novel "De la Terre à la Lune")
- H.G. Wells(novel "First Men in the Moon")
- Stars
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Victor André(uncredited)
- Bleuette Bernon(uncredited)
- Awards
- 1 win
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- Director
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Writers
- Georges Méliès(uncredited)
- Jules Verne(novel "De la Terre à la Lune") (uncredited)
- H.G. Wells(novel "First Men in the Moon") (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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. —Huggo
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- Certificate
- K-7
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Did you know
- TriviaAfter 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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Alternate versionsTurner Classic Movies (TCM) showed a 12-minute, narrated version of this film, with a musical score. The narration was in English with a French accent, but easily understood.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Monitors (1969)
Top review
One of the most important films of all time.
Is this film the greatest film of all time? Probably not. It probably isn't even particularly that close. But for it's time it probably was the greatest of it's time. The director Georges Melies basically created special effects. He was way ahead of his time because of those effects. And while if they were from today they would be very obvious. I can still appreciate them quite a lot knowing the time this was made. One impressive thing is they crash a spaceship into the eye of the moon and it actually looks decent. Only one of the greatest could make that image iconic. Even if it might not have a lot of watch value for someone who isn't into cinema that much. If you are a cinephile or want to be a cinephile this is a film you have to see. If you have a list of top 10 films at least 7 of those will probably be influenced by this film in some way.
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- Feb 17, 2021
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- Also known as
- Resan till månen
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- Budget
- FRF 30,000 (estimated)
- Runtime13 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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