The Dangers of the Fly
La mosca y sus peligros
Synopsis
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.
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La mosca y sus peligros 1920
Type: Featurette • Published 2010-06-06
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Enrique Ernesto Gunche, Eduardo Martínez de la Pera
- Original Title
- La mosca y sus peligros
- Country of Origin
- Argentina
- Release Date
- 23/11/1920
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 36m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Enrique Ernesto Gunche, Eduardo Martínez de la Pera
Department Leadership Roster
Enrique Ernesto Gunche
Director
Eduardo Martínez de la Pera
Director
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What is The Dangers of the Fly about?
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.
Who directed The Dangers of the Fly?
The Dangers of the Fly was directed by Enrique Ernesto Gunche, Eduardo Martínez de la Pera.
Who stars in The Dangers of the Fly?
The principal cast of The Dangers of the Fly includes Not specified.
When was The Dangers of the Fly released and how long is it?
The Dangers of the Fly was released in 1920 with a total runtime of 36m.