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.

7 comments:

  1. SkipweaselMay 31, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    What a splendid find! Thanks.

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  2. bobbieMay 31, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Pretty durned impressive for 1924!! TFS ~

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  3. Pilar Cobs MeyerJune 1, 2012 at 12:06 AM

    wow that is cool! awesome...

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  4. CindyJune 1, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    I feel for that wonderful dragon.

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  5. MikeJune 3, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    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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  6. RobbJune 4, 2012 at 6:24 AM

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

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  7. I {heart} RhodyJune 6, 2012 at 7:26 AM

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

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