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.
Sebastian Andrae
Writer
Wim Wenders
Director, Writer
Veit Helmer
Writer
Barbara Rohm
Writer
Alina Teodorescu
Writer
Henrick Heckmann
Writer
Germán Kral
Writer
Florian Gallenberger
Writer

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
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