The big bet
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The big bet |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1916 |
| length | 68 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel |
| production |
Isidor Fett Karl Wiesel |
| occupation | |
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The big bet is a 1915 German science fiction silent film by Harry Piel .
action
In the distant future, in 2000: The athlete George Fogg and the physicist Ardan are two wealthy Americans who like to be in their club. Both are united by their love for the pretty millionaire daughter Lee Kennedy. One day they make a bizarre bet: Ardan is supposed to construct a robot in the next two weeks, which he claims that Fogg will not be able to endure three days and nights with this being.
Ardan actually creates this artificial being and directs it with a camera obscura remote control directly in Fogg's house. The electrician now follows Fogg every step of the way, and Fogg does not get his rest even during a rendezvous with Lee. When the third day dawned, the robot problem took care of itself, because because of the voltage that Ardan had set too high, the artificial being's wires burned and an explosion occurred, causing Ardan's house to crash down on him.
Production notes
The big bet was made in autumn 1915. The film was censored in December 1915 and premiered on January 11, 1916 - other sources cite February 4, 1916. The four-act film was 1,389 meters long in Germany. In Austria-Hungary, where the film was called Der Elektromensch , it was shown on September 8, 1916.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: "Very good material, photos, game and especially the scenery and equipment great."
Web links
- The big bet at The German Early Cinema Database
- The big bet at filmportal.de
- The big bet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Elektromensch ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists
