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Wall of Death

Plot: In the carnival act “Wall of Death,” first performed in the 1930s, a motorcyclist rides around the inside of a wooden drum, maintaining a delicate state of equilibrium between centrifugal force and gravity. The video is made up of a series of motion loops that become progressively shorter, creating the illusion of continuous motion: The rider is caught in a never-ending, never decelerating circle
Release Date: Saturday, March 3 2001
23 years ago
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Portrait of Marco BrambillaMarco Brambilla
Marco Brambilla was
41 in Wall of Death
as 'Director'
Fri, Jan 01 1960