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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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 | Thomas A. Edison | ... | Himself |
| Topsy | ... | Herself |
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- Edison Manufacturing Company (theatrical)
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"Electrocution of an Elephant" - USA (informal alternative title)
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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.See more »
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Edited into "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)See more »
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This film is a kind of mixture between a snuff film and an animal experimentation film. I suppose the film is somewhat interesting due largely to its age and its gruesome subject matter, but that's really about it. Edison made some other morbid films, with people being sent to the electric chair, hanged, shot, etc. I think these were reenactments, but the subject matter is the same. For this reason I don't think Edison was trying to tout his DC current as much as he was trying to cash in on audience blood-lust. As an early film buff, I just had to see it. But one time was enough for me. NOTE: For the morbidly curious, this film is available on Kino's wonderful "The Movies Begin" DVD box set. There is an easter egg on one of the disks that allows you to access this film, along with a few "execution" films and films considered adult-themed at the time.