A Trip to the Moon
1902 French black-and-white silent science fiction film directed by Georges Méliès
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Summary
A Trip to the Moon is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,957 views/month, #6 of 3,345).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Georges Méliès[3]
- Director: Georges Méliès[4]
- Screenwriter: Georges Méliès[5]
- Composer: Georges Méliès[6]
- Genre: silent film[7], science fiction film[8], fantasy film[9], comedy film[10]
- Based on: From the Earth to the Moon[11], Around the Moon[12], The First Men in the Moon[13]
- Cast member: Georges Méliès[14], Bleuette Bernon[15], Jehanne d'Alcy[16]
- Producer: Georges Méliès[17]
- Depicts: Man in the Moon[18]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[19]
- Production company: Star Film Company[20]
- Director of photography: Lucien Tainguy[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: French[22]
- Commons category: Le voyage dans la lune (film)[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 8.9/10[25], 100%[26]
- Color: black-and-white[27]
- Country of origin: France[28]
- Publication date: September 1, 1902[29], October 4, 1902[30], October 18, 2012[31]
- Distributed by: Georges Méliès[32]
- Narrative location: Moon[33]
- Film editor: Georges Méliès[34]
- Title: Le Voyage dans la Lune[35]
- After a work by: Jules Verne[36]
- Duration: 16 minutes[37]
Why It Matters
A Trip to the Moon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]