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Cast
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| Victor André | ... | Astronomer (uncredited) | |
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Bleuette Bernon | ... | Lady in the Moon (uncredited) |
| Brunnet | ... | Astronomer (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 (uncredited) |
| Farjaux | ... | Astronomer (uncredited) | |
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Kelm | ... | Astronomer (uncredited) |
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François Lallement | ... | Officer of the Marines (uncredited) |
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Jules-Eugène Legris | ... | Parade Leader (uncredited) |
| Georges Méliès | ... | Prof. Barbenfouillis / The Moon (uncredited) | |
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A group of men travel to the moon by being shot in a capsule from a giant cannon. They are captured by moon-men, escape, and return to the earth. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
4 October 1902 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Trip to Mars See more »Filming Locations:
Méliès Studios, Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, FranceEdit
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FRF 30,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(2011 Version)
Written by Brian Reitzell
Performed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin (as Air) featuring Au Revoir Simone on Vocals
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In 2002, a print of the film was discovered in a barn in France. It was amazing in that not only is it the most complete cut of the film, but it was entirely hand-colored. The film was restored and premiered at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival the following year. See more »Goofs
The size of the space capsule is inconsistent throughout the entire feature. It is, apparently, big enough to carry multiple people, yet when a Selenite is seen on the back of the capsule following its return to the Earth, he is almost as big as the entire capsule. See more »Soundtracks
Who Am I Now?(2011 Version)
Written by Brian Reitzell
Performed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin (as Air) featuring Au Revoir Simone on Vocals
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George Melies's `A Trip to the Moon' welcomes a change in film making of the twentieth century. Combined with live action as well as models, the movie tells a story about astronauts who take a trip to the moon. The moon, having a human face captures the astronauts after they crash into its eye. They later escape the moon and it's moon-men and make it back to earth safely. Melies wrote, directed and starred in this movie. He used many important techniques in his films to make them successful. Not only did he develop editing skills and superimposed images, he also used double exposure to complete the magic behind his films. Still used today, Melies's special effects, small models, painted backgrounds, weird makeup and costumes were just some of the important things used in the movie `A Trip to the Moon.'
For the filmmaker Melies, the use of stop action photography played an important role in `A Trip to the Moon.' He specialized in making objects vanish or change by stopping and restarting his camera. The use of self-painted sets, real people along with animated figures and the placement of real faces on objects helped this 1902 movie draw in his audience and leave them with many astonished looks.