Heart of Glass (film)

For other works, see Heart of Glass (disambiguation) and Herz aus Glas (disambiguation).
Heart of Glass
DVD cover for the film
Directed byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
Herbert Achternbusch
Produced byWerner Herzog
StarringJosef Bierbichler
Stefan Güttler
Clemens Scheitz
Sonja Skiba
CinematographyJörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Edited byBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Music byPopol Vuh
Production
company
Distributed byWerner Herzog Filmproduktion
Release dates
  • 1 December 1976 (1976-12-01) (London Film Festival)
  • 17 December 1976 (1976-12-17) (West Germany)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Heart of Glass (German: Herz aus Glas) 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.