The Dangers of the Fly

The Dangers of the Fly

1920
36m
5.4

5.4/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

The Dangers of the Fly is an educational film made by Ernesto Gunche and Eduardo Martínez de la Pera, also responsible for Gaucho Nobility (1915), the biggest blockbuster of Argentinean silent cinema. De la Pera was a talented photographer, always willing to try new gadgets and techniques. This film experiments with microphotography in the style of Jean Comandon's films for Pathé and it is part of a series which included a film about mosquitoes and paludism and another one about cancer, which are considered lost. Flies were a popular subject of silent films and there are more than a dozen titles featuring them in the teens and early twenties.

WATCH NOW

Status: Released

Language: ES

Watch "The Dangers of the Fly"

Open in New Tab
Streaming provided by vidsrc.xyz • Video quality may vary • Use VPN if unavailable

Production Information

Production Countries
Argentina
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

scientific study black and white silent film

Quick Facts

Original Title La mosca y sus peligros
Release Date November 23, 1920
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt8070554

Cast

Key Crew

Enrique Ernesto Gunche
Director
Eduardo Martínez de la Pera
Director