Werner HerzogCast
Josef Bierbichler Stefan Güttler 
Clemens Scheitz
Credits
Written by: 
Herbert Achternbusch
Plot
A village is struck after the death of a glassmaker.
Sinekatalog’s take
Werner Herzog's strange parable shows a village losing its mind after a glassmaker dies, with actors hypnotised on set. Dreamy, eerie and visually striking, it is a haunting if inscrutable vision of doom.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (7,448 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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