The Glass House

The Glass House

Year: 1972

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Tom Gries

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Adapted from Truman Capote’s story that inspired In Cold Blood, the film opens a view into prison life, a micro‑cosm mirroring the outside world. As the narrative unfolds, a system appears, with accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and societal forces. It follows three new inmates, documenting grim, terrifying and fascinating events they face.

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