CinemaOSMovie · 1958 · 0h 10m

Glass

77%(42)IMDbDocumentary

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…

Directed byBert Haanstra

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 10m
Language
NL
Released
June 27, 1958
Studios
Netherlands GovernmentGeorge K. Arthur - Go PicturesBert Haanstra Films

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Directed by
Bert Haanstra
Bert Haanstra
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Bert Haanstra
Bert Haanstra
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Bert Haanstra
Bert Haanstra

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