01 January 1894 Factual 1 mins
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.
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Luis Martinetti as Himself
William K.L. Dickson Director
Луи Мартинетти, человек-змея Trailer
United States 01 January 1894
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