The Glass House (1972)

The Glass House (1972)

1972-02-04 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
6.3 8 votes

Overview

Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to the viewer. As the story develops, one thing becomes clear. As in the outside world, there is a "system"; and just as on the outside, there is accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and all the other factors that make up our society. The film follows the three newcomers, it records the grim, terrifying, sometimes fascinating events that occur.

Cast

Alan Alda is Jonathon Paige
Jonathon Paige
Vic Morrow is Hugo Slocum
Hugo Slocum
Clu Gulager is Brian Courtland
Brian Courtland
Kristoffer Tabori is Allan Campbell
Allan Campbell
Dean Jagger is Warden Auerbach
Warden Auerbach
Edward Bell is Sinclair
Sinclair
Roy Jenson is Officer Brown
Officer Brown
Alan Vint is Bree
Luke Askew is Bibleback
Bibleback