A Trip to the Moon / Le Voyage dans la lune - 1902

A Trip to the Moon (French: Le Voyage dans la lune) is a 1902 French black and white silent science fiction film. It is loosely based on two popular novels of the time: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne and The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells
The film was written and directed by Georges Méliès, assisted by his brother Gaston. The film runs 14 minutes if projected at 16 frames per second, which was the standard frame rate at the time the film was produced. It was extremely popular at the time of its release and is the best-known of the hundreds of fantasy films made by Méliès. A Trip to the Moon is the first science fiction film, and utilizes innovative animation and special effects, including the iconic shot of the rocketship landing in the moon's eye

t was named one of the 100 greatest films of the 20th century by The Village Voice, ranking in

This Version features a Soundtrack by Erich Wolfgang Korngold & Laurence Rosenthal

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  Film & Animation

[coldplayer112233]

*111 years later :P

[SoulfulBrutha5805]

Jesus. That guy with the white beard is a total badass. The mooninite king or whoever brings them before him, he just breaks his bonds and kills him by slamming him to the ground.

[Yickbob]

7:00 - 8:00 Clearly the inspiration for Mario Bros - even has mushrooms!!

[NEOMOX MOX]

1902 man, 1902…

[damnyouwinnipeg]

The special effects here are so fake.

[magikush]

i cant believe i just watched this shit

[0o0Sleepless0o0]

actually I was joking! :) thanks for the information though! i'll look it up! have a wonderful day! :))

[Clumsy Smurf]

You cannot 'remember when this came out'. Since you then would be about 111 years old! But it surely was a great hit when it got out, and a movie was even made about this film specifcly called Hugo (2011). Look it up. :)

[Carlos Navarro]

Yeah, umbrella them to death! That will teach those uppidy moonmen to somersault harmlessly before innocent invading earthmen!

[Jake Mccoy]

THIS IS THE BEST CGI I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!! :O

[0o0Sleepless0o0]

I remember when this came out....it was a great hit...

[lilwoodboy]

This movie is grossly inaccurate.