A Trick of the Light
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.
Release Date:
1995-11-28
Runtime:
79 minutes
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Directed by:
Written by:
Sebastian Andrae Wim Wenders Veit Helmer Barbara Rohm Alina Teodorescu Henrick Heckmann Germán Kral Florian Gallenberger
Produced by:
Wim Wenders Stiftung Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI) Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion Wim Wenders Productions BR Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
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Starring:
Udo Kier
as Max Skladanowsky
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Otto Kuhnle
as Emil Skladanowsky
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Christoph Merg
as Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)
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Nadine Büttner
as Gertrud Skladanowsky
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Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky
as Herself
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Bodo Werner Lang
as Postbote
Rüdiger Vogler
as Hochradfahrer
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Alfred Sczczot
as Spion
Wim Wenders
as Regisseur / Milchmann
Jürgen Jürges
as Self
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Germán Kral
as Kamera-Assistent
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Barbara Rohm
as Tonfrau
Florian Gallenberger
as Ton-Assistent
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Marianna Kawka
as Josephine Skladanowky
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Hans Moser
as Direktor Baron
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Thomas Rosié
as Direktor Dorn
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Brygida Ochaim
as Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
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Manfred Wopalka
as Auguste Lumière
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Jürgen Schumann
as Louis Lumière
Rolf Zacher
as Max Skladanowsky (voice)
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Wiebke Bayer
as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
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Larissa H. Gomez
as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
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Michael Krauss
as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
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Diego Patschenko
as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
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Angelika Kraml
as Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh)
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Lali Kovacz
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
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Leon Jürges
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
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Lena Rüssman
as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
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Daniele Drobny
as Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
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Stefan Barber
as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)