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]

The Glass Cell
Directed by	Hans W. Geißendörfer
Screenplay by	Klaus Bädekerl Hans W. Geißendörfer
Based on	The Glass Cell by Patricia Highsmith
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger Luggi Waldleitner
Starring	Brigitte Fossey Helmut Griem Dieter Laser
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Edited by	Peter Przygodda
Music by	Niels Janette Walen
Production companies	Bayerischer Rundfunk Roxy Film Solaris Film
Distributed by	Filmverlag der Autoren
Release date	6 April 1978 (1978-04-06)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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

Cast

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

See also

• List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• The Glass Cell at IMDb

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