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| director = [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]]
| director = [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]]
| producer = [[Bernd Eichinger]], [[Luggi Waldleitner]]
| producer = [[Bernd Eichinger]] <br> [[Luggi Waldleitner]]
| writer =
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| screenplay = [[Klaus Bädekerl]], Hans W. Geißendörfer
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| starring = Brigitte Fossey
| starring = [[Brigitte Fossey]] <br> [[Helmut Griem]] <br> [[Dieter Laser]]
| music = [[Niels Janette Walen]]
| music = Niels Janette Walen
| cinematography = [[Robby Müller]]
| cinematography = [[Robby Müller]]
| editing = [[Peter Przygodda]]
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'''''The Glass Cell''''' ({{lang-de|Die gläserne Zelle}}) is a 1978 West German [[crime film]] directed by [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[51st Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscars1979">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979 |title=The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=7 June 2013 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>
'''''The Glass Cell''''' ({{langx|de|Die gläserne Zelle}}) is a 1978 West German [[crime film]] directed by [[Hans W. Geißendörfer]] and starring [[Brigitte Fossey]], [[Helmut Griem]], and [[Dieter Laser]]. It is based on the [[The Glass Cell (novel)|1964 novel of the same name]] by [[Patricia Highsmith]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[51st Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscars1979">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979 |title=The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=7 June 2013 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>

It was shot at the [[Bavaria Studios]] and [[location shooting|on location]] around [[Munich]] and [[Frankfurt]]. The film's sets were designed by [[art director]] [[Heidi Lüdi]].

==Plot==
The film tells the story of architect Phillip Braun, who is released from prison after serving five years. He was convicted for a fatal accident at a construction site, though in reality, the responsibility lay with the developer Lasky. Upon his release, Phillip attempts to reintegrate into his former life. However, during his absence, his wife has grown distant, as has his now 11-year-old son, who has become a stranger to him. Phillip suspects his wife of infidelity with his lawyer and best friend David during his incarceration. When Lasky exacerbates these suspicions, Phillip snaps: he murders David, with Lasky as a witness. As Lasky begins to blackmail him, Phillip feels increasingly cornered and searches for a way out.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Helmut Griem]]: Phillip Braun
* [[Brigitte Fossey]] as Lisa Braun
* [[Brigitte Fossey]]: Lisa Braun
* [[Helmut Griem]] as Phillip Braun
* [[Dieter Laser]]: David Reinelt
* [[Dieter Laser]] as David Reinelt
* [[Walter Kohut]]: Robert Lasky
* [[Walter Kohut]] as Robert Lasky
* Claudius Kracht as Timmie Braun
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* [[Bernhard Wicki]]: Kommissar
* [[Günter Strack]]: Direktor Goller
* [[Günter Strack]] as Direktor Goller
* Hans-Günter Martens as Prosecutor
* [[Edith Volkmann]] as Nachbarin
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* [[Bernhard Wicki]] as Kommissar Österreicher
* Martin Flörchinger


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0077615|title=The Glass Cell}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0077615|title=The Glass Cell}}

{{Bernd Eichinger}}
{{German submission for Academy Awards}}


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Latest revision as of 20:47, 23 October 2024

The Glass Cell
Directed byHans W. Geißendörfer
Screenplay byKlaus Bädekerl
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Based onThe Glass Cell
by Patricia Highsmith
Produced byBernd Eichinger
Luggi Waldleitner
StarringBrigitte Fossey
Helmut Griem
Dieter Laser
CinematographyRobby Müller
Edited byPeter Przygodda
Music byNiels Janette Walen
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmverlag der Autoren
Release date
  • 6 April 1978 (1978-04-06)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Glass Cell (German: Die gläserne Zelle) is a 1978 West German crime film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer and starring Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, and Dieter Laser. It is based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards.[1]

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and on location around Munich and Frankfurt. The film's sets were designed by art director Heidi Lüdi.

Plot

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The film tells the story of architect Phillip Braun, who is released from prison after serving five years. He was convicted for a fatal accident at a construction site, though in reality, the responsibility lay with the developer Lasky. Upon his release, Phillip attempts to reintegrate into his former life. However, during his absence, his wife has grown distant, as has his now 11-year-old son, who has become a stranger to him. Phillip suspects his wife of infidelity with his lawyer and best friend David during his incarceration. When Lasky exacerbates these suspicions, Phillip snaps: he murders David, with Lasky as a witness. As Lasky begins to blackmail him, Phillip feels increasingly cornered and searches for a way out.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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