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Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
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12 January 1903 (USA)
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This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island...
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Hmmmmm. Interesting.
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(Credited cast) | Thomas A. Edison | ... | Himself |
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Electrocution of an Elephant (USA) (informal alternative title)
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USA:1 min
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One of the very few films released by the Edison Manufacturing Company for which Thomas Edison played an active role in its production.
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Edited into "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| I was horrified by this film | Localfreak |
| BACK OFF. | GrEmLiN-X |
| It wasn't Edison's idea to kill Topsy.... | stokepogue2001 |
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Boy, talk about a gratuitous documentary. Imagine the pre-production scene that happened!
Edison: "Hey, an elephant killed some people, LET'S ELECTROCUTE IT BEFORE CAMERA!"
"Really, Mr Edison, is it decent?"
"WHO CARES! ELECTRICITY! ZAP! ZAP! ZAP!"
Seriously, this is a very odd piece for PETA to use in their campaign for animal rights. I'm not a very PETA-person, but I'm with them on electrocuting elephants, which Edison surely should have been. This is a very disturbing piece of work, especially when you see that the shock did not kill the poor animal.