The Glass House (1972)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 30min
- Drama
- 04 Feb 1972 (USA)
- TV Movie
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Vic Morrow | ... |
Hugo Slocum
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Alan Alda | ... |
Jonathon Paige
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Clu Gulager | ... |
Brian Courtland
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Billy Dee Williams | ... |
Lennox
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Kristoffer Tabori | ... |
Allan Campbell
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Dean Jagger | ... |
Warden Auerbach
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Scott Hylands | ... |
Ajax
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Edward Michael Bell | ... |
Sinclair
(as Edward Bell)
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Roy Jenson | ... |
Officer Brown
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Alan Vint | ... |
Bree
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Luke Askew | ... |
Bibleback
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Tony Mancini | ... |
Steve Berino
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G. Wood | ... |
Pagonis (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tom Gries | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Truman Capote | ... | (story) and |
Wyatt Cooper | ... | (story) |
Tracy Keenan Wynn | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Robert W. Christiansen | ... | producer (produced by) |
Roger Gimbel | ... | executive producer |
Rick Rosenberg | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Billy Goldenberg | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
Jules Brenner | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Gene Fowler Jr. | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Richard Lane | ... | assistant editor |
Makeup Department
Bob Stein | ... | makeup artist (as Robert Stein) |
Production Management
Paul Cameron | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Moder | ... | assistant director (as Mike R. Moder) |
Art Department
Donald B. Nunley | ... | property master |
Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Herman Lewis | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Heckler | ... | gaffer (as LeRoy Heckler) |
Gaylin P. Schultz | ... | key grip (as Gaylin Schultz) |
Eric D. Andersen | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bruce Walkup | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Gene Feldman | ... | supervising music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Joe Gannon | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Gene Logan | ... | technical advisor |
Maxine Matthews | ... | executive secretary: producers |
Cheryl Wilbur | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Progress Film-Verleih (1974) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Program Hunters Inc. (1984) (United States) (VHS) (clamshell case for Tomorrow Entertainment)
- VCI Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1972) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Excelsior Films (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Tuschinski Film Distribution (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- 375 Media (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cargo Records (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Endless Classics (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (label)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Scorpion Releasing (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Sundowner Home Video (1980) (Australia) (video)
- Video for Pleasure (VFP) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Edit International (sound effects)
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (titles and opticals)
Storyline
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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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
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. See more » |