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…
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Bert Haanstra (Director), Bert Haanstra (Writer), Bert Haanstra (Editor), Bert Haanstra (Producer), Wim van der Velde (Assistant Director), Eduard van der Enden (Cinematography)
Country: Netherlands
Language: No Language
Studio: Netherlands Government, George K. Arthur - Go Pictures, Bert Haanstra Films
Runtime: 10 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 27, 1958
IMDb: 3.514
