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Short Night of Glass Dolls

Original title: La corta notte delle bambole di vetro
  • 19711971
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
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6.6/10
3.2K
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Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
  • Horror
  • Mystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
IMDb RATING
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3.2K
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  • Director
    • Aldo Lado
  • Writers
    • Aldo Lado
    • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Thulin
    • Jean Sorel
    • Mario Adorf
Top credits
  • Director
    • Aldo Lado
  • Writers
    • Aldo Lado
    • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Thulin
    • Jean Sorel
    • Mario Adorf
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Ingrid Thulin in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
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    Ingrid Thulin
    Ingrid Thulin
    • Jessica
    Jean Sorel
    Jean Sorel
    • Gregory Moore
    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • Jacques Versain
    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
    • Mira Svoboda
    Fabijan Sovagovic
    • Professor Karting
    • (as Fabian Sovagovic)
    José Quaglio
    José Quaglio
    • Valinski
    Relja Basic
    Relja Basic
    • Ivan
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    • Kommissar Kierkoff
    Daniele Dublino
    Daniele Dublino
    • Doctor
    Sven Lasta
    • Pravski - Blind Man
    Luciano Catenacci
    Luciano Catenacci
    • Morgue Employee
    Michaela Martin
    • Girl with Jacques
    • (as Micaela Martin)
    Vjenceslav Kapural
    • Librarian
    Jürgen Drews
    • Street Singer
    Semka Sokolovic-Bertok
    • Nastassja - Gregory's Neighbor
    • (as Semka Sokolovic)
    Sergio Serafini
    • Morgue Employee
    Franca Sciutto
    • Nurse
    Hrvoje Svob
    • Old Man
    • Director
      • Aldo Lado
    • Writers
      • Aldo Lado
      • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Director Aldo Lado originally wanted Terence Hill in the role of Gregory Moore.
    • Goofs
      When blind man turns around while feeding the dogs to answer the question about music, he is already holding bread in his hand, over the fence. In the previous shot, he was just reaching for it.
    • Quotes

      Gregory Moore: [we hear his unspoken thoughts while he is waiting to be taken to the morgue] Dead? I'm dead? Can't be. I'm alive. Can't you tell I'm alive? I've got to make them see. You! Listen to me! Look at me! Can't you hear me? Maybe it's a nightmare. I'll try to wake up. I've got to move. Yeah, a finger. Ca' Can't! I must! Don't leave me like this. Help me! HELP ME!

    • Connections
      Featured in Profondo Delle Tenebre: Memento Mori (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      The Short Night of the Butterflies
      Sung by Jürgen Drews

    User reviews55

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    Top review
    8/10
    Complex but overall "paralyzing" giallo!
    Aldo Lado's directorial debut is a mixed bag of confusion and greatly innovating ideas but, eventually, it's the director's ingeniousness that triumphs, and he makes this "Short Night of the Glass Dolls" a must-see experience for Italian horror fans, more particularly the admirers of typical gialli. Lado's intelligent script combines different styles like typically Hitchcockian thrillers, detective stories and near the end even pure occult horror! American reporter in Prague Gregory Moore is pronounced dead in a local hospital but his brain functions are very much alive and slowly reconstructing the fiendish conspiracy that put him into this disturbing medical condition. Gregory's stunningly beautiful girlfriend Mira vanished shortly after a social gathering and, during his private investigation, he discovers that many prominent citizens hide macabre secrets. I realize this is a very basic description of the story, but it really is all I can say without revealing essential clues. The actual denouement, albeit far-fetched, is truly unexpected and the grand finale at the hospital left me completely speechless…which is a rare event! Even though it was only his first horror effort, Aldo Lado proves himself to be a master when it comes to building up tension and he has a talented eye for imaginative camera-work. The classy location of Prague provides this film with one of the most beautiful settings in European horror cinema ever and Lado could also count on mesmerizing musical guidance by Ennio Morricone. The song entitled "Short Night of the Butterflies" is a real beauty. Highly recommended to fans of atmospheric, story-driven horror movies.
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    • Feb 8, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1972 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • West Germany
      • Yugoslavia
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Paralyzed
    • Filming locations
      • Zagreb, Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
      • Doria G. Film
      • Dunhill Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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