A Trip to the Moon is a movie directed by Georges Méliès in 1902 and inspired by the book Round the Moon by Jules Verne, first published in 1869. The movie features Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, Henri Delannoy, Jeanne d’Alcy, and others.
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Storyline
At a meeting of the Astronomy Club, its president, Professor Barbenfouillis, proposes an expedition to the Moon. At this point, a Selenite (an insectoid alien inhabitant of the Moon, named after one of the Greek moon goddesses, Selene) appears, but it is killed easily by an astronomer, as the creatures explode if they are hit with force.
Movie vs Book
Year
1902
Minutes
13
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Trip to the Moon
Original title: Le voyage dans la lune
Director: Georges Méliès
Country: France
Year: 1902
Length: 13m
Year
1869
Pages
148
Book Rate
7.14
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Book
Round the Moon
Original title: Autour de la lune
Author: Jules Verne
Country: France
First published in: 1869
Length: 148 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Extraordinary Voyages
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BRUCE JOEL RUBIN (Screenwriter)
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