West Germany,
1976, 94 min
Directed by:
Werner HerzogCinematography:
Jörg Schmidt-ReitweinComposer:
Popol VuhCast:
Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Sonja Skiba, Werner Herzog, Clemens Scheitz, Volker Prechtel, Wolfram Kunkel, Brunhilde Klöckner, Friedrich SteinhauerPlots(1)
A small village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the owner of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, his son tries to recreate it. In order to create the proper atmosphere of trance and sleepwalking, the entire case acted under hypnosis. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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