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Director:
Werner Herzog
Writers:
Herbert Achternbusch (writer)
Werner Herzog (writer)
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Release Date:
17 December 1976 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
The foreman of a small village glassworks dies without revealing the secret to the famous "Ruby Glass". full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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The Smoke At The End Of The World more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Heart of Glass (USA)
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Runtime:
Hong Kong:94 min | USA:93 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Alaska, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The majority of the actors (with the exception of Hias and the glass blowers) were actually hypnotized by Werner Herzog and perform under hypnosis on screen. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Portrait Werner Herzog (1986) more

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The Smoke At The End Of The World, 18 June 2008
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Author: Joseph Sylvers from United States

Hypnotized actors, in this story of how something as fragile as glass can bring on the apocalypse for a small German community. There's a character who predicts the future, and narrates in some of Herzog's most poetic dialog yet. The scenes at the end overlooking the cliffs above the Atlantic and their dream of "worlds to come", keep this from being your usual end of all things story. For Herzog there aren't ends, just junctures where one thing dies and another begins. Cycles in history (reflected in the mysterious prophets discussion of greater apocalypses to come in the future world wars 1 and 2).

The man who can see the future (and who is of course blamed for all the towns ills), at one point wishes he was out of his cell, and in the next scene he's walking in the woods talking to himself, giving the film a strange tinge of magic realism(though realism and this film don't exactly mix). Strange, difficult, but unforgettable, and a must for Herzog fans. (also it's where the Blondie song comes from)

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