Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon (1902)

1902’s A Trip to the Moon is arguably Georges Méliès most famous work. This 14-minute film (his longest) combined elements of Jules Verne's novel From the Earth to the Moon and H. G. Wells' novel The First Men in the Moon. It features a spaceship, depictions of the lunar environment, and aliens.

The image of the Man in the Moon being struck in the eye by the artillery shell-like spaceship has become an icon of cinema. In his career, Méliès created over 500 films in all genres but is best remembered for his elaborate and theatrical fantasies, some of the earliest depictions of other worlds on film.

INDUCTION YEAR: 2021

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Haunted Castle (1896)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)