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Heart of Glass (1976)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Werner Herzog

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Josef Bierbichler
Josef Bierbichler
Hias
Stefan Güttler
Stefan Güttler
Hüttenbesitzer
Clemens Scheitz
Clemens Scheitz
Adalbert, the servant
Sonja Skiba
Sonja Skiba
Ludmilla
Volker Prechtel
Volker Prechtel
Wudy
Brunhilde Klöckner
Brunhilde Klöckner
Paulin
Wolf Albrecht
Wolf Albrecht
Sam
Thomas Binkley
Thomas Binkley
Lute player
Janos Fischer
Janos Fischer
Ägide
Wilhelm Friedrich
Wilhelm Friedrich
Edith Gratz
Edith Gratz
Alois Hruschka
Alois Hruschka
Egmont Hugel
Egmont Hugel
Sterling Jones
Sterling Jones
Wolfram Kunkel
Wolfram Kunkel
Werner Lederle
Werner Lederle
Richard Levitt
Richard Levitt
Sepp Müller
Sepp Müller
Agnes Nuissl
Agnes Nuissl
Andrea von Ramm
Andrea von Ramm

Crews

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Writer
Herbert Achternbusch
Herbert Achternbusch
Writer
Regine Krejci
Regine Krejci
Script Supervisor
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Director of Photography
Michael Gast
Michael Gast
Camera Operator
Gunter Freyse
Gunter Freyse
Still Photographer
Alfred Huck
Alfred Huck
Lighting Supervisor
Cornelius Siegel
Cornelius Siegel
Production Design
Henning von Gierke
Henning von Gierke
Set Designer
Cornelius Siegel
Cornelius Siegel
Set Designer
Gisela Storch
Gisela Storch
Costume Design
Ann Poppel
Ann Poppel
Costume Design
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Editor
Angelika Dreis
Angelika Dreis
Editorial Production Assistant
Haymo Henry Heyder
Haymo Henry Heyder
Sound Designer
Peter van Anft
Peter van Anft
Sound Designer
Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh
Music
Joschi Arpa
Joschi Arpa
Location Manager
Walter Saxer
Walter Saxer
Production Manager
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Trailer: Heart of Glass

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