
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894-01-01 · 1 min · ★ 5.3
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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- Directors
- William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
- Production companies
- Edison Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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