The Glass House (1972 film)

*The Glass House*
The Glass House
Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Tracy Keenan Wynn
Story by	Truman Capote; Wyatt Cooper
Directed by	Tom Gries
Starring	Alan Alda; Vic Morrow
Theme music composer	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Roger Gimbel
Producers	Robert W. Christiansen; Rick Rosenberg
Production locations	Salt Lake City, Utah
Cinematography	Jules Brenner
Editor	Gene Fowler Jr.
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Tomorrow Entertainment
Distributor	CBS
Budget	$375,000
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	February 4, 1972

The Glass House is a 1972 American made-for-television^{[citation needed]}drama film starring Alan Alda, Vic Morrow, and Clu Gulager, directed by Tom Gries. It originally aired on CBS on February 4, 1972.

Synopsis[]

A college professor convicted of manslaughter and a prison guard both start their first day in the same prison.

Cast[]

Alan Alda as Jonathon Paige
Vic Morrow as Hugo Slocum
Clu Gulager as Brian Courtland
Billy Dee Williams as Lennox
Kristoffer Tabori as Allan Campbell
Dean Jagger as Warden Auerbach
Scott Hylands as Ajax
as Sinclair
Roy Jenson as Officer Brown
Alan Vint as Bree
Luke Askew as Bibleback
Tony Mancini as Steve Berino
G. Wood as Pagonis (uncredited)

Production[]

Filming took place at Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah, 20 miles outside of Salt Lake City.^[2]^[3]

Accolades[]

Tom Gries won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special in 1972 for directing this TV movie. The film also won the Golden Shell at the 1972 San Sebastián International Film Festival.

References[]

^ The Taming of Hatter Fox Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1977: g18.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
^ "C.B.S. Adapts Capote's 'The Glass House'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

External links[]

The Glass House at IMDb

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[1] The Taming of Hatter Fox Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1977: g18.

[2] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

[3] "C.B.S. Adapts Capote's 'The Glass House'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

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