The Impossible Voyage

1904 0h 20m XX

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 212

AdventureComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Georges Méliès
Mabouloff
Fernande Albany
Madame Latrouille (uncredited)
Jehanne d'Alcy
Villager at Seaport (uncredited)
May de Lavergne
Nurse in Swiss Hospital (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georges Méliès
Writers: Georges Méliès, Adolphe d'Ennery
Languages: No Language
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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122 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Georges Méliès and Fernande Albany and Jehanne d'Alcy carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0000499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Georges Méliès directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3122 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Georges Méliès and Fernande Albany and Jehanne d'Alcy carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0000499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 10 themes, including "moon", "based on novel or book", "space travel", "space".
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.