A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

7.9

Jun 21 1902

0h 15m

Adventure, Science Fiction

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.

Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès

Professor Barbenfouillis / The Moon

Bleuette Bernon

Bleuette Bernon

Phoebe (uncredited)

François Lallement

François Lallement

Officer of the Marines (uncredited)

Henri Delannoy

Henri Delannoy

Captain of the Rocket (uncredited)

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