A Trip to the Moon

Name: A Trip to the Moon
Director: Georges Méliès
Released: 1902

Georges Méliès

space exploration scientific discovery adventure and conquest the unknown human curiosity

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Synopsis

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

Year1902

CountryFrance

DirectorGeorges Méliès

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