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The Impossible Voyage (1904) Directed By Georges Méliès
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The Impossible Voyage Original title card Directed by Georges Méliès Based on Journey Through the Impossible by Jules Verne Starring Georges Méliès Fernande Albany Jehanne d'Alcy Production company Star Film Company Release date 1904 Running time 374 meters Approx. 20 minutes Country France Language Silent Budget ₣ 37,500 The Impossible Voyage ( French : Le Voyage à travers l'impossible ), also known as An Impossible Voyage and Whirling the Worlds , is a 1904 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès . Inspired by Jules Verne 's 1882 play Journey Through the Impossible , and modeled in style and format on Méliès's highly successful 1902 film A Trip to the Moon , the film is a satire of scientific exploration in which a group of geographically minded tourists attempt a journey to the Sun using various methods of transportation. The film was a significant international success at the time of its release, and has been well received by film historians. Plot The travelers board the Auto-Crazyloff car Note: Since the film is silent and has no intertitles , the proper names and quotations below are taken from the English-language description of the film published by Méliès in th…
Directors & creators
Georges Méliès
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Georges Méliès, 1904