Bought on eBay for $ 5 - sells at Bonhams for $ Milen

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Put up for auction an unknown film Chaplin

The only copy of an unknown film with Charlie Chaplin «Zepped», kuplennnaya in 2009 on eBay for a 3.2 pound (about $ 5 ) , put up for auction in London . As reported by BBC, the auction house Bonhams on June 29 hoping to gain for his " six-figure sum " .
In the 7 - minute film tells the story of how Chaplin knocks German zeppelin over London - so in World War I called airships , building a graph Ferdinand Zeppelin , and the German firm Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH.

According to kinoekspertov , the picture was taken in 1916 and was intended to raise the spirits of the British Army . The film even got a license for export.

Some historians believe that the footage from the airship can be quite real footage and footage from Chaplin were mounted later . If it's animation , it is one of the oldest experiences of its application, known to historians of cinema .

Collector Mores Park (Morace Park), as he said , bought a spool of film due to the fact that he liked the tin box that holds the film .