YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD SNAKE DOWN

by GODOVANNAYA Masha & TIERNEY Moira

2000 / 16 mm / coul / son / 4' 00

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This film has been digitized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, during the 2008 digitization plan. The total length of the film is available online. The full movie is viewable in our documentation center.

For a long time Saint Patrick has been touted as the redemptor of Pagan Ireland: the man who rid the country of its snake population. We felt it was time the snakes got their due - YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD SNAKE DOWN redresses this historical imbalance. The All-Star cast includes Maria Montez, Jackie Chan and an assortment of noted Irish and British politicians. Scenes of harem and combat are set to the score of a medieval tarantella, or spider dance. It's all in the Eye of the Chameleon...

1 PRINT IN DISTRIBUTION

distribution format	16 mm 1 reel
original format	16 mm
speed	24 ips
screen	1,37 - standard
sound	opt
rental fee	20,00 €