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A Trip to the Moon – George Melies (1902) Brief Overview of the short film A Trip to the Moon is a 1902 French spac e exploration silent film directed by Georges Méliès . Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's novels From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon's surface, escape from an underground group of Selenites (lunar inhabitants), and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. It features an ensemble cast of French theatrical performers, led by Méliès himself in the main role of Professor Barbenfouillis , and is filmed in the overtly theatrical style for which Méliès became famous . Key features of the film The budget, certificate and genres of the short film ...