A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

1995
1h 19m
5.8
DE
Drama
Documentary

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

Wim Wenders

Director

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Writer

Florian Gallenberger

Florian Gallenberger

Writer

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Producer

Cast

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Max Skladanowsky

Otto Kuhnle

Otto Kuhnle

Emil Skladanowsky

Christoph Merg

Christoph Merg

Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)

N

Nadine Büttner

Gertrud Skladanowsky

L

Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky

Herself

B

Bodo Werner Lang

Postbote

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Hochradfahrer

A

Alfred Sczczot

Spion

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Regisseur / Milchmann

Jürgen Jürges

Jürgen Jürges

Self

G

Germán Kral

Kamera-Assistent

B

Barbara Rohm

Tonfrau

Florian Gallenberger

Florian Gallenberger

Ton-Assistent

M

Marianna Kawka

Josephine Skladanowky

H

Hans Moser

Direktor Baron

T

Thomas Rosié

Direktor Dorn

B

Brygida Ochaim

Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)

M

Manfred Wopalka

Auguste Lumière

J

Jürgen Schumann

Louis Lumière

Rolf Zacher

Rolf Zacher

Max Skladanowsky (voice)

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