31 May 2012

How Siegfried's dragon was operated


The image shows a schematic diagram of the dragon slain by Siegfried in Fritz Lang's classic movie.  Eight or nine men are inside or under the model, operating it.  I think it's an impressive achievement for its time (1924).  You can view the result in this video clip (coup de grâce at the 5:09 mark when he stabs it in the eye):


Via the Old Hollywood tumblr.

8 comments:

  1. Pretty durned impressive for 1924!! TFS ~

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  2. awesome post,. ive always been impressed by that dragon thx

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  3. I feel for that wonderful dragon.

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  4. I'm with you Cindy. The dragon just seemed to be siting by the brook, minding his own business, when "wham!"...

    I watched this just before going to see Avengers. What an amazing contrast that was.

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  5. Seriously! What a jerk! This is why we can't have dragons anymore.

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  6. Fascinating! I do agree that poor Dragon wasn't bothering anybody til that jerk Siegfried came along.

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