September 1, 1902 –
Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon), written and directed by Georges Méliès, assisted by his brother Gaston, considered to be the first science fiction movie, was released on this date.
After finishing work on the film, Georges Méliès intended to release it in America and thereby make lots of money. Unfortunately, Thomas A. Edison’s film technicians had already secretly made copies of the film, which was shown across the USA within weeks. Melies never made any money from the film’s American showings, and went broke several years later (while Edison, of course, made a fortune on the film.)
The Haus of Dcaligari 