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Derby Day at Churchill Downs (1912)

Derby Day at Churchill Downs poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A silent film documentary captures the events of the 1912 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. It shows the crowd and the horse race without any added story or commentary.

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What happens

Derby Day at Churchill Downs è un cortometraggio muto del 1912. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film. Churchill Downs è la pista più famosa che ospita annualmente il Derby del Kentucky dedicato alle gare di galoppo di Thoroughbred (il nome anglosassone del purosangue inglese). Il film documenta il giorno del Derby 1912. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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