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Short Night of Glass Dolls

Original title: La corta notte delle bambole di vetro
  • 19711971
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
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6.6/10
3.3K
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Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
HorrorMystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
IMDb RATING
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3.3K
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    • Aldo Lado
    • Aldo Lado
    • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Thulin
    • Jean Sorel
    • Mario Adorf
    • Aldo Lado
    • Aldo Lado
    • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Ingrid Thulin
    • Jean Sorel
    • Mario Adorf
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
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    Semka Sokolovic-Bertok in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Barbara Bach and Jean Sorel in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Barbara Bach in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Barbara Bach in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Ingrid Thulin in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Luciano Catenacci in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
    Jean Sorel in Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
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    Ingrid Thulin
    Ingrid Thulin
    • Jessica
    Jean Sorel
    Jean Sorel
    • Gregory Moore
    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • Jacques Versain
    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
    • Mira Svoboda
    Fabijan Sovagovic
    • Professor Karting
    • (as Fabian Sovagovic)
    José Quaglio
    José Quaglio
    • Valinski
    Relja Basic
    Relja Basic
    • Ivan
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    • Kommissar Kierkoff
    Daniele Dublino
    Daniele Dublino
    • Doctor
    Sven Lasta
    • Pravski - Blind Man
    Luciano Catenacci
    Luciano Catenacci
    • Morgue Employee
    Michaela Martin
    • Girl with Jacques
    • (as Micaela Martin)
    Vjenceslav Kapural
    • Librarian
    Jürgen Drews
    • Street Singer
    Semka Sokolovic-Bertok
    • Nastassja - Gregory's Neighbor
    • (as Semka Sokolovic)
    Sergio Serafini
    • Morgue Employee
    Franca Sciutto
    • Nurse
    Hrvoje Svob
    • Old Man
      • Aldo Lado
      • Aldo Lado
      • Rüdiger von Spies(additional dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Director Aldo Lado originally wanted Terence Hill in the role of Gregory Moore.
    • Goofs
      When blind man turns around while feeding the dogs to answer the question about music, he is already holding bread in his hand, over the fence. In the previous shot, he was just reaching for it.
    • Quotes

      Gregory Moore: [we hear his unspoken thoughts while he is waiting to be taken to the morgue] Dead? I'm dead? Can't be. I'm alive. Can't you tell I'm alive? I've got to make them see. You! Listen to me! Look at me! Can't you hear me? Maybe it's a nightmare. I'll try to wake up. I've got to move. Yeah, a finger. Ca' Can't! I must! Don't leave me like this. Help me! HELP ME!

    • Connections
      Featured in Profondo Delle Tenebre: Memento Mori (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      The Short Night of the Butterflies
      Sung by Jürgen Drews

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    7/10
    A Different Giallo
    In Prague, a man is found dead and sent to the morgue. The coroner finds his passport and identifies the American journalist Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel).He finds strange his body temperature and the absence of rigor mortis. However, Gregory is alive and totally paralyzed and recalls all the previous events. Gregory works in Prague with the journalists Jessica (Ingrid Thulin), with whom he had a love affair, and Jacques Versain (Mario Adorf). He will be transferred to London and meets his girlfriend Mira Svoboda (Barbara Bach) to invite her to travel with him. They go to a party and then he returns to his apartment with Mira. During the night, Jacques calls him to investigate the death of a minister. However the information is fake and when he returns to the apartment, he finds that Mira has gone missing. The inefficient Inspector Kierkoff (Piero Vida) is in charge of the investigation and Gregory finds that several young women have disappeared in Prague. He carries out his own investigation culminating to find a mysterious cult. Meanwhile his friend and doctor finds weird the condition of his corpse and tries to revive Gregory. Will he succeed?

    "La corta notte delle bambole di vetro", a.k.a. "Short Night of Glass Dolls", is a totally different giallo. The story has no gore and slightly recalls the idea of "Sunset Boulevard", where a dead man tells the previous series of events until his death, and "Rosemary's Baby" since there are many people involved in a satanic cult. The conclusion is excellent with no redemption. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "A Breve Noite das Bonecas de Vidro" ("The Short Night of the Glass Dolls")

    Note: On 11 June 2020 I saw this film again.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1972 (West Germany)
      • Italy
      • West Germany
      • Yugoslavia
      • Czechoslovakia
      • English
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Zagreb, Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
      • Doria G. Film
      • Dunhill Cinematografica
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Mono

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