The Secret of the Selenites

IMDb link: 0184748
IMDb rating: 5.7 (139 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Family
Director: Jean Image
Cast: Jacques Marin, Dominique Paturel, Pierre Destailles, Serge Nadaud and others

Release date: 25 Jul 1984
Release year: 1983
Runtime: 82 minutes
Country: France
Keywords: 18th century, reference to baron munchausen, selenite, moon, living on the moon, travel to the moon, landing on the moon, moon landing, space travel, reference to earth's moon

Plot:

Baron Munchausen is informed by an astrologer cousin of his about the Selenites, an extraterrestrial race which is native to the Earth's Moon ("Selene" in Greek). The Selenites have reportedly discovered the secret to immortality. The Baron organizes an expedition to the Moon, hoping to convince them to share the secret with him. He and his companions arrive just as another alien race invades the Moon, and they are caught up in a war.

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