French title: Le Voyage dans la Lune,
directed and written by Georges Méliès,
was released in France on September 1, 1902.
13-minute silent movie.
Inspired by the novels:
From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne,
and The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells.
Cast:
Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, François Lallement, Henri Delannoy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Victor André, Delpierre, Farjaux, Kelm, Brunnet, Ballet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Acrobats of the Folies Bergère.