Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1894 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1m

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.

William K.L. Dickson

Director

William Heise

Director

Cast

Luis Martinetti's headshot

Luis Martinetti

Himself

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