

A Trick of the Light
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
German
Studio
Wim Wenders Stiftung
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Key Crew

Wim Wenders
Director

Wim Wenders
Writer

Florian Gallenberger
Writer

Wim Wenders
Producer
Cast

Udo Kier
Max Skladanowsky

Otto Kuhnle
Emil Skladanowsky

Christoph Merg
Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
Nadine Büttner
Gertrud Skladanowsky
Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
Herself
Bodo Werner Lang
Postbote

Rüdiger Vogler
Hochradfahrer
Alfred Sczczot
Spion

Wim Wenders
Regisseur / Milchmann

Jürgen Jürges
Self
Germán Kral
Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm
Tonfrau

Florian Gallenberger
Ton-Assistent
Marianna Kawka
Josephine Skladanowky
Hans Moser
Direktor Baron
Thomas Rosié
Direktor Dorn
Brygida Ochaim
Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
Manfred Wopalka
Auguste Lumière
Jürgen Schumann
Louis Lumière

Rolf Zacher
Max Skladanowsky (voice)