http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-first-sci-fi-film/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Thu, 10 Nov 2024 17:04:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/the-first-sci-fi-film/#comment-49746 William Grewe-Mullins Sun, 26 Jun 2024 20:32:46 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=18661#comment-49746 If you watch HBO's series "From the Earth to the Moon", you'll see an episode that details the history of this film, with series producer Tom Hanks as Melies' assistant. The big surprise is that Thomas Edison had a copy stolen and released the film in America as his own, and no one would dare question Edison, so Melies' lost out on all the money that his own film made in America. If you watch HBO’s series “From the Earth to the Moon”, you’ll see an episode that details the history of this film, with series producer Tom Hanks as Melies’ assistant. The big surprise is that Thomas Edison had a copy stolen and released the film in America as his own, and no one would dare question Edison, so Melies’ lost out on all the money that his own film made in America.

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