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A Trick of the Light (1995)
Directed by Wim Wenders
Drama, Documentary · 1h 19m
A rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on the early days of German cinema. The film tells the story of the Skladanowsky Brothers, the German-born duo responsible for inventing the "bioskop", an early version of the film projector.
Cast
Udo Kier
Max Skladanowsky
O
Otto Kuhnle
Emil Skladanowsky
C
Christoph Merg
Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
N
Nadine Büttner
Gertrud Skladanowsky
L
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Herself
B
Bodo Werner Lang
Postbote
Rüdiger Vogler
Hochradfahrer
A
Alfred Sczczot
Spion
Wim Wenders
Regisseur / Milchmann
Jürgen Jürges
Self
G
Germán Kral
Kamera-Assistent
B
Barbara Rohm
Tonfrau
Crew
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Sebastian Andrae, Wim Wenders, Veit Helmer, Barbara Rohm, Alina Teodorescu, Henrick Heckmann, Germán Kral, Florian Gallenberger
- Director of Photography
- Jürgen Jürges
- Original Music Composer
- Laurent Petitgand
- Editor
- Peter Przygodda
- Producer
- Wolfgang Längsfeld, Wim Wenders, Veit Helmer
Details
- Original title
- Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky
- Release date
- 1995-11-28
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Wim Wenders Stiftung, Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI), Wim Wenders Productions, BR, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion