Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest

Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest

Infobox Film
name = Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest


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director = Birt Acres
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released = January 1896
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country = United Kingdom
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0000049

"Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest" is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Birt Acres.

Plot

The film documents a staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope. It features a round, and interval and a knockout.

Current status

Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.


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