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.
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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 as Hochradfahrer
Alfred Sczczot as Spion
Wim Wenders as Regisseur / Milchmann
Jürgen Jürges as Self
Germán Kral as Kamera-Assistent
Barbara Rohm as Tonfrau
Florian Gallenberger as Ton-Assistent
Marianna Kawka as Josephine Skladanowky
Hans Moser as Direktor Baron
Thomas Rosié as Direktor Dorn
Brygida Ochaim as Mademoiselle Ancion / Tänzerin (Serpentintanz)
Manfred Wopalka as Auguste Lumière
Jürgen Schumann as Louis Lumière
Rolf Zacher as Max Skladanowsky (voice)
Wiebke Bayer as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Larissa H. Gomez as Tänzerin (Italienischer Bauerntanz)
Michael Krauss as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Diego Patschenko as Darsteller (Komisches Reck)
Angelika Kraml as Boxerin (Das boxende Känguruh)
Lali Kovacz as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Leon Jürges as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Lena Rüssman as Akrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Daniele Drobny as Acrobat (Akrobatisches Potpourri)
Stefan Barber as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)
George Inci as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja) / Ringer (Ringkampf)
Mehmet Ali Ceyhanli as Tänzer (Kamarinskaja)
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