# Sandow

Strong-man Eugene (Eugen) Sandow poses in a long shot on a bare stage against a black background, wearing only tight trunks and laced sandals. He begins with his arms folded against his chest, looking off screen left, then strikes a variety of poses that accentuate his muscular development. These positions include flexing his right arm with the fist to his head and face to shoulder; turning his back to the camera and flexing his upper arms and shoulder muscles; and, with his back still to the camera, stretching out and up with one arm at a time. Sandow then turns back to face the camera and performs a standing backflip. He closes in the same pose with which he opened.

"Still another picture of the great athlete displaying his muscles, and turning a somersault without touching hands to the floor"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1896
- By: Sandow, Eugen
- Genres: Documentary, History, Silent
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/96519730/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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