Talk:A Trip to the Moon

Any better shots of the rifle? Because without a better ID, this is skirting along the edges of eligibility. --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:33, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

The Lebel was still military issue at the time, I don't know how likely it would be that a civilian like Melies could get his hands on them. --Funkychinaman (talk) 18:20, 23 May 2013 (EDT)

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

A Trip to the Moon (1902, original title Le Voyage dans la Lune), directed by Georges Méliès, assisted by his brother Gaston, and based loosely on Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon and H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon, was the first science-fiction motion picture. Fanciful in most respects, the movie nevertheless included startling effects, entirely novel at the time, including forced perspective, superimposition, cross-cutting editing, makeup, and animation. The movie was shot in black and white and then each frame was painstakingly colored by hand; the screenshots below preserve the restored colorings. The film starred Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Jeanne d'Alcy, Henri Delannoy, Depierre, Farjaut, Kelm, and Georges Méliès. A scientist convinces astronomers to accompany him on a trip to the Moon.

Lebel 1886 Rifle

The lunar travelers receive an honor guard reception, including salutes with the Lebel 1886 bolt-action rifle upon their return to Earth.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm.

Moon Gun

While entirely fanciful, the moon gun is among the largest guns presented on IMFDB.

Workers prepare the lunar projectile.

The lunar travelers arrive at the firing point.

The lunar projectile is loaded into the moon gun.

Ready…

Aim…

FIRE!

In one of the most memorable shots in all of film history, the Man in the Moon takes it in the eye!

Arrival on the lunar surface.