

Das gläserne Haus
1994-03-16 · 85 min · ★ 5.5
A dream becomes a nightmare: Shortly after the Iranian doctor Murath Tehrani and his German wife Claudia moved into a chic villa on the outskirts of Leipzig, threatening couple flutter into the house and Claudia is harassed by anonymous callers with xenophobic slogans. First, the woman tries to hide the threat from her husband. But not even the police can help her. Suddenly, every stranger approaching the house appears as a threat. Psychological pressure is also increasing the pressure on the harmonious marriage of the young couple. But Murath and Claudia are unwilling to be driven out of their homes by aggressive racists.
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- Directors
- Rainer Bär
- Production companies
- Chronomedia, MDR
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Katja RiemannClaudia Tehrani
Hansa CzypionkaDr. Murath Tehrani
Vadim GlownaMr. Stock
Ute WillingSusanne
Peter SattmannHerbert
Gunter SchoßInspector Winterfeld
Florian MartensPrivate Detective
Heiko SenstGerd
Petra HinzeBeate Bartel
Jürgen ReuterDr. Löbel (uncredited)
Ernst-Georg SchwillBaker (uncredited)
Charlie Lézin(uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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