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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1613

Serpentinen Tanz

18951 minGermany

Synopsis

A performer swirls a flowing costume through the serpentine dance. The fabric continually changes shape, translating a popular stage attraction into a brief moving image.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:20
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 · Max Skladanowsky · Public domain

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

DirectorsMax Skladanowsky

Historical context

Max Skladanowsky made the film for the pioneering Bioscop programs. It belonged to the series presented at Berlin's Wintergarten in 1895.

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