Sandow: The Strong Man (1894) | A 19th Century Hercules

Описание: SANDOW: THE STRONG MAN is a silent short film. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company. It was released on May 18, 1894.

Eugen Sandow, who claimed to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

Director
William K.L. Dickson
Cast
Eugen Sandow

Eugen Sandow (birth name: Friederich Wilhelm Mueller) was an Eastern European strongman performer. He had been performing strongman stunts in carnival side shows since he was 19. Sandow's resemblance to the physiques found on classic Greek and Roman sculpture was no accident. He had been a great admirer of Greek and Roman statues of gladiators and mythical heroes when his father took him to Italy as a boy. He died prematurely in 1925 at age 58 of a stroke shortly after pushing his car out of the mud.

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