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Movie poster: Sandow (1896)
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Sandow

1896 · 1 min Documentary
5.3 / 10 · TMDB

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L. Dickson for the American Mutoscope Company and is not the 1894 Edison film shot at the Black Maria.

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Year 1896
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director William K.L. Dickson
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.3/10 (70 votes)

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The film constructs a simple, powerful spectacle, relying on the static frame to showcase the human form as a sculptural wonder. It is a primal document of both physical culture and early cinema's fascination with the body.

What lingers after viewing is the sheer novelty of recorded motion, a silent testament to the era's awe for strength and the new medium capturing it. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: William K.L. Dickson

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Watch as a historical artifact, a seminal piece of early actuality filmmaking.

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