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In this surviving fragment of Friedrich Porges’ film, we watch directors such as Fritz Lang and Robert Wiene at work. The focus here is on big-budget productions, crowd scenes, vast studios and the large crew of people literally standing behind the camera. A fascinating historical document which includes some very strange moments, such as when, during the shoot of Lang’s ‘Nibelungen’, an extra is reprimanded for still wearing his wristwatch.
