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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1493

Danse des Ouléd-Naïd

19022 minFrance

Synopsis

An Algerian dancer performs directly for the camera. The short records the movement as a self-contained attraction, with colour drawing additional attention to the figure and costume.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 1:34
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Unknown, colorized by Segundo de Chomón · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

DirectorsSegundo de Chomón

Behind the scenes

Pathé issued the film, and its colouring is associated with Chomón's Barcelona workshop. The surviving presentation belongs to the early practice of adding colour to photographed performances.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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