A Trip to the Moon

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A Trip to the Moon is a pioneering 1902 French silent science-fiction film by Georges Méliès, celebrated for its innovative special effects and iconic image of a rocket lodged in the Moon’s eye.

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instanceOf French film
film
science fiction film
short film
silent film
basedOn From the Earth to the Moon
basedOnAuthor Jules Verne
countryOfOrigin France
director Georges Méliès
distributor Star Film Company
filmFormat silent
filmingLocation Montreuil, France
genre adventure
science fiction
hasColorVersion hand-colored print
hasIconicScene rocket capsule hits the Man in the Moon in the eye
hasMusicScore various modern scores for restored versions
historicalSignificance landmark in the development of cinematic special effects
one of the earliest narrative science fiction films
includedIn early cinema canon
influenced later science fiction cinema
music video Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
inspiredBy The First Men in the Moon
inspiredByAuthor Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells
notableFor iconic image of a rocket in the Moon’s eye
innovative special effects
originalLanguage French
originalTitle A Trip to the Moon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Le Voyage dans la Lune
plotSummary a group of astronomers travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule
producer Georges Méliès
productionCompany Star Film Company
publicationDate 1902
restoredVersionRelease 2011 hand-colored restoration
runtimeMinutes approximately 14
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival 2011 (restored version)
setting astronomers’ observatory
Moon
surface form: the Moon
starred Bleuette Bernon
Georges Méliès
Henri Delannoy
Jeanne d’Alcy
Victor André
title A Trip to the Moon self-link
usesTechnique hand-coloring
multiple exposures
stage machinery
stop-motion substitution
writer Georges Méliès

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Star Film Company notableWork A Trip to the Moon
Georges Méliès knownFor A Trip to the Moon
Georges Méliès knownFor A Trip to the Moon
this entity surface form: Le Voyage dans la Lune
Georges Méliès notableWork A Trip to the Moon
Georges Méliès notableWork A Trip to the Moon
this entity surface form: Le Voyage dans la Lune
A Trip to the Moon title A Trip to the Moon self-link
A Trip to the Moon originalTitle A Trip to the Moon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Le Voyage dans la Lune
The Impossible Voyage followsWork A Trip to the Moon
Air notableWork A Trip to the Moon
this entity surface form: Le voyage dans la lune