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A Trick of the Light

Film

A Trick of the Light

5.8

1h 19m

1995

Synopsis

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.

Director

Wim Wenders

DramaDocumentary

biography

Cast & Crew

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

as Max Skladanowsky

Otto Kuhnle

as Emil Skladanowsky

Christoph Merg

as Eugen Skladanowsky / Jongleur (Der Jongleur)

Nadine Büttner

as Gertrud Skladanowsky

Lucie Hürtgen-Skladanowsky

as Herself

Bodo Werner Lang

as Postbote

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

as Hochradfahrer

Alfred Sczczot

as Spion

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

as Regisseur / Milchmann

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