The Impossible Voyage
Original title: Le voyage à travers l'impossible / An Impossible Voyage
1904 · 24 min
Directed by 
Georges Méliès
Georges MélièsCast
Credits
Written by: Georges Méliès Jules Verne Adolphe d'Ennery
Produced by: Georges Méliès
Plot
Members of a society of eccentric geographers set off by train, car, balloon and submarine on a fantastic journey that ends at the Sun.
Sinekatalog’s take
Georges Méliès's 1904 fantasy sends eccentric geographers by train, car, balloon and submarine to the Sun. Inventive, hand-coloured and charming, with brilliant trick effects, it is an early cinematic wonder.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (4,516 votes)
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