Saved from a Terrible Death (1908)

Directed by

Lewin Fitzhamon

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British colonel in India rides an elephant to save his daughter from native tribespeople who plan to sacrifice her.

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What happens

Saved from a Terrible Death è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. In India un colonnello, pur di riuscire a salvare la figlia destinata dai nativi a essere sacrificata, sale in groppa a un elefante per correre in suo aiuto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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