---
title: 'Heart of Glass (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1976-11-13'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-of-glass-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074626/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heart of Glass (1976)

1976 · 94 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Herz aus Glas

## Synopsis

Heart of Glass is a 1976 German film directed and produced by Werner Herzog, set in 18th century Bavaria. The film was written by Herzog, based partly on a story by Herbert Achternbusch. The main character is Hias, based on the legendary Bavarian prophet Mühlhiasl.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog), [Herbert Achternbusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-achternbusch)
- **Producer:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Popol Vuh](https://cinepixo.com/people/popol-vuh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorg-schmidt-reitwein)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- [Josef Bierbichler](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-bierbichler)
- [Clemens Scheitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/clemens-scheitz)
- [Stefan Güttler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-guttler)
- [Brunhilde Klöckner](https://cinepixo.com/people/brunhilde-klockner)
- [Volker Prechtel](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-prechtel)
- [Wolf Albrecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-albrecht)
- [Sonja Skiba](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonja-skiba)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heart-of-glass-1976
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