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The Illusion Factory (1938)

Directed by Jiří Weiss

Documentary · 11m

In this reportage, film professionals offer the viewers a peek behind the scenes at the Barrandov studios. We see how sets are constructed and we find out what sorts of things are stored in the prop department. The friendly commentary describes the journey from camera negatives to a film on the big screen. We learn about film technology and take a glance into film laboratories and editing rooms. The film also presents unique footage from the filming of The White Disease, namely the dramatic scene with five hundred extras in which the Marshal announces his declaration of war.

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Cast

Martin Frič Self Jiří Weiss Self
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Václav Hanuš Self František Šindelář Self Hugo Haas Self Otto Heller Self Zdeněk Štěpánek Self
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Antonín Zelenka Self Martin Frič Commentary (voice)

Crew

Director
Jiří Weiss
Screenplay
Jiří Weiss
Director of Photography
Václav Hanuš
Original Music Composer
Jiří Srnka

Details

Original title
Továrna na iluse
Release date
1938-03-11
Runtime
11m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
A-B