

Quick Info
IMDb
Rating
7.6/10
Release1958
Runtime0h 10m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Netherlands Government
George K. Arthur - Go Pictures
Bert Haanstra Films
Movie
Glass
1958
0h 10m
7.6
Documentary
Synopsis
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…


















