FTP, name this film, one of the first science-fiction movies, which was based on a story by Jules Verne.
It was originally filmed in the hopes of turning a profit once it was released in the United States, however, technicians working for Thomas Edison secretly made copies and distributed it, causing the original filmmaker to go broke.* The name of the original filmmaker, Georges Méliès, is also the name of a ship which appears in the Smashing Pumpkins' music video for the song "Tonight, Tonight", which is an homage to this early movie. FTP, name this film, one of the first science-fiction movies, which was based on a story by Jules Verne.
It was originally filmed in the hopes of turning a profit once it was released in the United States, however, technicians working for Thomas Edison secretly made copies and distributed it, causing the original filmmaker to go broke.
A Trip to the Moon or Le Voyage dans la lune