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Mechanical Principles

Name: Mechanical Principles
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1930-02-05
Duration: 11 min

1930Directed by Ralph Steiner

Documentary0h 11m

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Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin. Shafts turn some mechanism that is out of sight. Screws revolve and move other gears; a bit rotates. More subtle mechanisms move other mechanical parts for unknown purposes. Weights rise and fall. The movements, underscored by sound, are rhythmic. Circles, squares, rods, and teeth are in constant and sometimes asymmetrical motion. These human-made mechanical bits seem benign and reassuring.

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Original titleMechanical Principles

ReleasedFebruary 5, 1930

Runtime11 min

LanguageNo Language

CountryUnited States of America

TMDB score6.8 / 10 · 22 votes

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Who directed Mechanical Principles?: Mechanical Principles was directed by Ralph Steiner.
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