Glass
7.8
This short documentary, shot in the glass factories of Leerdam and Schiedam, demonstrates how glass blowers do their work. But thanks to the superbly edited ballet of working hands and the sequence of mechanical motions of the engines, is it especially a cinematic tour de force. That the industry can’t do without man’s involvement is shown in the scene where we hear the voice of Haanstra himself counting the bottles on the conveyor belt, until one bottle breaks…
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Bert Haanstra Director · Ralph Sheldon Editor
First release June 27, 1958 · Produced in Netherlands · Production George K. Arthur - Go Pictures, Bert Haanstra Films
Production
Netherlands Government
Production
George K. Arthur - Go Pictures
Production
Bert Haanstra Films
Production
Netherlands
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Original title
Glas
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · June 27, 1958
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
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