Excursion to the Moon

Excursion to the Moon (French: Excursion dans la lune) is a 1908 French silent trick film directed by Segundo de Chomón. The production was supervised by Ferdinand Zecca, designed by V. Lorant-Heilbronn, and released by Pathé Frères.^[1] The film is an unauthorized remake, and an almost shot-by-shot copy, of Georges Méliès's 1902 film A Trip to the Moon.^[2]

Excursion dans la lune
Directed by	Segundo de Chomón
Based on	A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès
Produced by	Ferdinand Zecca
Production company	Pathé Frères
Release date	1908 (1908)
Running time	180 meters[1]
Country	France
Language	Silent

The film follows Méliès's scenario closely and includes many of its features, with some variations: for example, the Selenites are not vulnerable to umbrellas, but rather appear and disappear at will; the capsule lands inside the Man in the Moon's open mouth rather than hitting its eye; and the Selenite who returns to Earth is a "dancing moon-maiden" who is betrothed at the end of the film to one of the astronomers.^[2] This film has occasionally been misidentified as a work by Méliès.^[3]

Of the film's 180 meters, 72 were colorized^[1] using a Pathé stencil process.^[2]

Excursion dans la lune (1908)