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7.4/10   31 votes
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Writers:

Klaus Bädekerl (writer)
Hans W. Geissendörfer (writer)
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Release Date:

May 1981 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama more

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more

User Comments:

Noteworthy crime movie. more (1 total)


Cast

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Brigitte Fossey ... Lisa Braun
Helmut Griem ... Phillip Braun
Dieter Laser ... David Reinalt
Walter Kohut ... Lasky
Claudius Kracht ... Timmie
Günter Strack ... Goller
Martin Flörchinger

Klaus Münster ... Guard
Hans-Günter Martens ... Staatsanwalt
Bernhard Wicki ... Police Commissioner Österreicher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Glass Cell
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Runtime:

Germany:93 min

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Noteworthy crime movie., 15 December 2004
Author: George Mpoukatsas from Europe

A rather forgotten but very interesting adaptation of a novel by Patricia Highsmith. The plot is simple: A man, unjustly convicted for criminal negligence to 5 years imprisonment, gets released from jail and is being increasingly entrapped to a web of jealously regarding his beautiful wife's activities while he was locked-up. The film adroitly examines the corrosive effects of jealously that gradually generate a form of mental confinement which effectively proves to be equally unbearable with the physical one. It unfolds with almost clinical precision, its use of location is inspired and the performances sharp and convincing (avoid the dubbed English version). The climax could have been stronger but it generally captures the amoralism of Highsmith's work as well as some other more well-known adaptations of her work.

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