Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
- Date of release
- 1894-01-01
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 1m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Casting
- Luis Martinetti — Himself
Interesting facts
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist is an 1894 American short film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. The film, which runs 12.5 seconds, consists of a contortionist act performed by Luis Martinetti of the Martinetti Brothers trapeze act. Martinetti wears tiger-striped tights and performs contortionist poses on a pair of trapeze rings.
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