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Heart of Glass
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Heart of Glass

1976-11-12 · 94 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.

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Directors
Werner Herzog
Production companies
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Josef BierbichlerJosef BierbichlerHias
Stefan GüttlerHüttenbesitzer
Clemens ScheitzClemens ScheitzAdalbert, the servant
Sonja SkibaLudmilla
Volker PrechtelVolker PrechtelWudy
Brunhilde KlöcknerPaulin
Wolf AlbrechtSam
Thomas BinkleyLute player
Janos FischerÄgide
Wilhelm Friedrich
Edith Gratz
Alois Hruschka
Egmont Hugel
Sterling Jones
Wolfram KunkelWolfram Kunkel
Werner Lederle
Richard Levitt
Sepp Müller
Agnes Nuissl
Andrea von Ramm

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