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[The Wrestlers]
Also known as [The Wrestlers]
(1899) India
B&W : Short film
Directed by Harishchandra S. Bhatvadekar

Cast: (unknown)

[?] 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot in November 1899. The first Indian produced film (if not Cocoanut Fair).

[?] Documentary or Drama?

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 13 January 2015.

References: Robertson-Guinness p. 8.