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The Glass House ()


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A young guard and a college professor convicted of manslaughter both start their first day in prison.

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Hugo Slocum
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Jonathon Paige
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Brian Courtland
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Lennox
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Allan Campbell
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Warden Auerbach
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Ajax
Edward Michael Bell ...
Sinclair (as Edward Bell)
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Officer Brown
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Bree
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Bibleback
Tony Mancini ...
Steve Berino
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Pagonis (uncredited)

Directed by

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Tom Gries ... (directed by)

Written by

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Truman Capote ... (story) and
Wyatt Cooper ... (story)
 
Tracy Keenan Wynn ... (screenplay)

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Robert W. Christiansen ... producer (produced by)
Roger Gimbel ... executive producer
Rick Rosenberg ... producer (produced by)

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Billy Goldenberg ... (music composed by)

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Jules Brenner ... director of photography

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Gene Fowler Jr. ... film editor

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Richard Lane ... assistant editor

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Bob Stein ... makeup artist (as Robert Stein)

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Paul Cameron ... production manager

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Mike Moder ... assistant director (as Mike R. Moder)

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Donald B. Nunley ... property master
Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)

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Herman Lewis ... sound

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Lee Heckler ... gaffer (as LeRoy Heckler)
Gaylin P. Schultz ... key grip (as Gaylin Schultz)
Eric D. Andersen ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Bruce Walkup ... wardrobe

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Gene Feldman ... supervising music editor

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Joe Gannon ... script supervisor

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Gene Logan ... technical advisor
Maxine Matthews ... executive secretary: producers
Cheryl Wilbur ... production secretary
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Plot Summary

Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to the viewer. As the story develops, one thing becomes clear. As in the outside world, there is a "system"; and just as on the outside, there is accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and all the other factors that make up our society. Three new convicts act as the catalyst for the events that follow; a college teacher, convicted of accidental manslaughter; a young man, sentenced for possession of marijuana; a new guard, interested in changing the system. Inside prison, the 'establlishment' presents itself. The warden doesn't want to rock the boat of the small society within prison walls. A convict dictator controls activities among the inmates thanks to a control of the narcotics traffic. A leader of the black convicts seethes in his own world of racial tension when there is no difference between convicts and authorities. As the film follows the three newcomers, it records the grim, terrifying, sometimes fascinating events that occur. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines To the murderers, rapists and psychopaths, he was judge, jury and executioner! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Truman Capote's Glass House (United States)
  • Glass House (United States)
  • La corruption, l'ordre et la violence (France)
  • La casa de cristal (Spain)
  • La corruption, l'ordre et la violence (Belgium, French title)
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  • 90 min
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Trivia Alan Alda on his autobiography "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed - and Other Things I've Learned" claims that this movie was shot in real prison with real prisoners as extras. During the filming of the movie, its director Tom Gries made jokes with prisoners that they should take Alan Alda as their hostage because that is the only way they can escape from prison. On the last day of shooting, two prisoners approached Alda and put an improvised knife on his throat telling him that he is their hostage. Luckily prison guard arrived shortly after and carefully negotiated with prisoners to let Alan Alda go. They let him loose telling him that they were just joking. Alda also states that no prisoner was punished for the incident. See more »
Goofs The word 'fictitious' is misspelled as 'ficticious' during the opening disclaimer. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1972). See more »
Crazy Credits [prologue] "This motion picture was filmed entirely in a state prison. Most of the faces and voices are those of actual prisoners. The story and characters are fictitious, but the situations are real". See more »
Quotes Lennox: That thing you did over there did sure took a lot of style. And I'm gonna tell you something: it's not gonna end there and you're gonna have to answer to some people.
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