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Heart of Glass

Original title: Herz aus Glas
  • 1976
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.4K
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Heart of Glass (1976)
Drama

The foreman of a small village glassworks dies without revealing the secret to the famous "Ruby Glass".The foreman of a small village glassworks dies without revealing the secret to the famous "Ruby Glass".The foreman of a small village glassworks dies without revealing the secret to the famous "Ruby Glass".

  • Director
    • Werner Herzog
  • Writers
    • Herbert Achternbusch
    • Werner Herzog
  • Stars
    • Josef Bierbichler
    • Stefan Güttler
    • Clemens Scheitz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writers
      • Herbert Achternbusch
      • Werner Herzog
    • Stars
      • Josef Bierbichler
      • Stefan Güttler
      • Clemens Scheitz
    • 50User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Josef Bierbichler
    Josef Bierbichler
    • Hias
    Stefan Güttler
    Stefan Güttler
    • Huttenbesitzer
    Clemens Scheitz
    Clemens Scheitz
    • Adalbert
    Volker Prechtel
    Volker Prechtel
    • Wudy
    Sonja Skiba
    Sonja Skiba
    • Ludmilla
    Brunhilde Klöckner
    • Paulin
    Wolf Albrecht
    Thomas Binkley
    Janos Fischer
    Wilhelm Friedrich
    • Father of Glass Factory Owner
    Edith Gratz
    Alois Hruschka
    Egmont Hugel
    Sterling Jones
    Karl Kaufmann
    Helmut Kossick
    Helmut Krüger
    Wolfram Kunkel
    • Director
      • Werner Herzog
    • Writers
      • Herbert Achternbusch
      • Werner Herzog(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Hias: I look into the distance to the end of the world. Before the day is over, the end will come. First, time will tumble, and then the earth. The clouds will begin to race... the earth boils over; this is the sign. This is the beginning of the end. The world's edge begins to crumble... everything starts to collapse... tumbles, fall, crumbles and collapses. I look into the cataract. I feel an undertow, it draws me, it sucks me down. I began to fal, a vertigo seizes upon me.

    • Connections
      Featured in The South Bank Show: Werner Herzog (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Zäuerli mit Talerschwingen
      (uncredited)

      [Played during the first scene whilst Hias is watching the herd.]

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    7/10
    Poetic reflection on existence
    Filmed on beautiful locations in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the USA, "Heart of Glass" (1976) is a poetic reflection on existence.

    Containing a little less absurdity than, for example, "Stroszek" (1977) and "Even Dwarfs Started Small" (1970), this work by German auteur Werner Herzog is rather a dramatic and thoughtful consideration of the importance of knowledge.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1976 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Herz aus Glas
    • Filming locations
      • Via Mala, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,874
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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