Making Photoplays in Egypt (1912)

Directed by

Sidney Olcott

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1912 silent documentary shows the American filmmaker Sidney Olcott and his film crew in Luxor, Egypt. They are working on a series of movies in Egypt and Palestine. The film records the process of making movies in an exotic location.

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What happens

Making Photoplay in Egypt est un documentaire américain sorti en 1912, réalisé par Sidney Olcott. Tourné à Luxor, en Égypte, durant l'hiver 1912. Il met en scène le réalisateur Sidney Olcott, sa scénariste et actrice Gene Gauntier et toute la troupe de la compagnie Kalem, venue tourner une série de films en Égypte et en Palestine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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