Bech Olsens og Poul Pons' brydekamp (1899)

Directed by

Peter Elfelt

Genre

documentary film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1 min

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent documentary film from 1899 shows a wrestling match between Danish wrestler Magnus Bech-Olsen and French wrestler Poul Pons. It was filmed by Danish court photographer Peter Elfelt.

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What happens

Brydekamp er en dansk stumfilm optaget af kongelig hoffotograf Peter Elfelt. Bryderen Magnus Bech-Olsens kamp mod franskmanden Poul Pons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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