A Trip to the Moon
The first science fiction film!
1902 • 15 min • Adventure · Science Fiction · Comedy
Our family guide
Best from age 4- 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 79 Audience · 2029 · 40%
A group of eccentric astronomers embarks on a fantastical journey to the Moon in a cannon-propelled rocket. They encounter strange inhabitants and face various challenges before returning to Earth as heroes.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Very simple plot by modern standards
- Some brief, mild peril from lunar creatures
- Dated scientific understanding of the moon
What it models well
- Curiosity and exploration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Ingenuity
Talk about it after
- Early special effects and filmmaking
- Imagining the unknown
- The history of space travel
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Top billed cast
Director: Georges Méliès • Crew: Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune
Bleuette Bernon
Phoebe Déesse de la Lune
- F
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
- H
Henri Delannoy
Le Pilote de la Fusée Lunaire
- V
Victor André
Un Astronome et Spationaute
- B
Brunnet
Un Astronome et Spationaute
- D
Depierre
Un Astronome et Spationaute
- F
Farjaut
Un Astronome et Spationaute
- K
Kelm
Un Astronome et Spationaute
Trailers & clips
George Méliès' A Trip to the Moon Official Trailer HD
1902 Georges Méliès Le voyage dans la lune A trip to the moon Short movie court Silent Muet
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThe 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 a wizard at the time, and the film's creativity is admirable. However, after 120 years, it's difficult to stay actively engaged in the story. The experience is more ab...
RecommendedThere 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, the conversation gets a little heated but eventually we see the familiar shape of a space module under construction - again amidst considerable discord, though by now ...
Recommended_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, boards a bullet-shaped spacecraft fired from a long cannon onto the moon's surface. Once there, the astronauts explore the moon, sleep under the open stars, and after...
Not recommendedI 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 the moon. Should still be required viewing for film classes though. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.9/10 (2,029)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,985
- IMDb
- tt0000417
