Starring Georges Melies, Victor Andre, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Jeanne d'Alcy
Directed by Georges Melies
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A group of astronomers make a successful journey to the moon, where they discover a race of creatures living underneath the surface.
In one of the earliest science fiction movies, filmmaker Georges Melies uses stagecraft, camera tricks, and impressively illustrated backgrounds to create a memorable fantasy. It's truly a landmark film, although modern audiences may not recognize how revolutionary it must have been at the time of its release. Nevertheless, many of the effects still come off well, particularly scenes of the moon creatures transforming into clouds of dust. Even after over a century, it's a triumph for Melies and invaluable to film history.
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