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A Trip to the Moon adaptations: books & films
Every version of A Trip to the Moon — the books & films, compared across media.
A cannon fires a rocket to the Moon, and the bold explorers who climb aboard face the perils lurking in the lunar caves — a premise that unites Autour de la lune and A Trip to the Moon across different media. One tells the story in prose as a scientific endeavour without precedent; the other puts it on screen in 1902. Both versions follow the same audacious voyage from Earth to an alien world.
A Trip to the Moon films
A Trip to the Moon books
Frequently asked
Is A Trip to the Moon based on a book?
Yes — the story draws on Autour de la lune, a book about an unprecedented scientific lunar expedition. Both works follow the same central premise of a cannon-launched voyage to the Moon.
How many versions of A Trip to the Moon are there?
This collection includes two versions: the book Autour de la lune and the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon, spanning prose and early cinema.
Which version of A Trip to the Moon should I start with?
The 1902 film A Trip to the Moon is the most widely known entry point — it follows Professor Barbenfouillis and his colleagues on their cannon-launched journey to the Moon and the dangers they find there.