Underplayed Gems

Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track (1898)

Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track poster
Original title
Carrera de bicicletas en el velódromo de arroyo seco
Directed by
Fèlix Oliver
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Uruguay
Runtime
3 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This is a short silent documentary film from 1898. It shows a bicycle race taking place at a cycle track in Uruguay.

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What happens

"Carrera de bicicletas en el velódromo de Arroyo Seco" (English: "Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track") is a documentary short produced by director Félix Oliver. It is considered the first Uruguayan film. The only known copy is preserved in the archives of Cinemateca Uruguaya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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