Fatima, danse du ventre (1896)

- Original title
- Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
- Directed by
- James H. White
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

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How it feels
A woman performs a belly dance. The film was shot in 1896 and is a short silent movie.
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What happens
Fatima, danse du ventre (Fatima Muscle dance ou Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance) est un film américain réalisé par James H. White, sorti en 1896. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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