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A Trip to the Moon

Also Known As Le Voyage dans la Lune
Silent and Early Cinema Landmarks

Georges Melies's 1902 fantasy, remembered for the rocket landing in the eye of the Man in the Moon, one of the most famous images in cinema. At around fourteen minutes it was among the longest and most elaborate films yet made, and it established the movies as a home for spectacle and imagination rather than only recorded actuality.

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Release Year
1902 2
Country
France 2
Genre
Action 3
Genre
Science Fiction 3
Classification
Original Language
French 1
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Source A History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook

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1. Wikipedia
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  • Original Language: French
2. A History of Narrative Film
David A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016
  • Release Year: 1902
  • Country: France
3. A Trip to the Moon (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence
    A Trip to the Moon (French: Le Voyage dans la Lune [lə vwajaʒ dɑ̃ la lyn], transl. "The Journey into the Moon") is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure trick film written, directed and produced by Georges Méliès.
  • Article text
    "The Journey into the Moon") is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure trick film written, directed and produced by Georges Méliès.
  • In Group: Pioneer Short Films, 1895 to 1903, Lead
    "The Journey into the Moon") is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure trick film written, directed and produced by Georges Méliès.
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