Heart of Glass Movie Review 1974

A pre-industrial Bavarian village becomes deeply troubled when their glassblower dies without imparting the secret of making his unique Ruby glass. The townspeople go to extremes, from madness to murder to magic, to discover the ingredients. From German director Herzog (who hypnotized his cast daily), this somewhat apocalyptic tale is based on legend. The colors are incredible in their intensity. In German with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Folklore & Legends

Screenplay

Werner Herzog, Herbert Achternbusch

Cast

Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Guttler, Clemens Scheitz, Volker Prechtel, Sonia Skiba

Cinematography

Jorge Schmidt-Reitwein

Director

Werner Herzog

Music

Popul Vuh

Producer

Werner Herzog Filmproduction