Herz aus Glas = Heart of glass / ein Film von Werner Herzog nach einem Drebuch von Herbert Achternbusch ; Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.

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Set in the pre-industrial past, the story tells of a German village that loses the secret of making its unique Ruby glass. The townspeople turn to madness, murder, and magic in a desperate effort to recover the pure ingredient they have lost. During the filming, Herzog hypnotized his actors in order...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Other Authors: Herzog, Werner, 1942-
Achternbusch, Herbert
Bierbichler, Josef
Güttler, Stefan
Scheitz, Clemens
Prechtel, Volker
Skiba, Sonja
Klöckner, Brunhilde
Language:German
English
Language and/or Writing System:
German dialogue, English subtitles.
Published: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Heart of glass [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Set in the pre-industrial past, the story tells of a German village that loses the secret of making its unique Ruby glass. The townspeople turn to madness, murder, and magic in a desperate effort to recover the pure ingredient they have lost. During the filming, Herzog hypnotized his actors in order to help convey the atmosphere of hallucination, prophecy and the visionary.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976.
A foreign film (Germany).
Widescreen version (1.66:1).
Special features: trailer; commentary with Werner Herzog and Norman Hill; production notes; Werner Herzog bio.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF2 D0010694 VideoDVD
Credits:Photography, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein; editor, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus; music, Popol Vuh.
System Details:DVD video, Dolby digital mono.
Cast:
Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Volker Prechtel, Sonja Skiba, Brunhilde Klöckner.