Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

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Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

1894

0h 1m

5.0(24 votes)

Documentary

Overview

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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Edison Studios

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Luis Martinetti

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