Realm of Darkness - Caves of Glass
1986•52m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryAdventure
Caves of Glass is a documentary from director Sid Perou's Realm of Darkness series, focusing on the ice caves of the Austrian Tennengebirge Alps, including the Eisriesenweld and Eiskogelhöhle. It features Austrian speleologist Fritz Oedl, Belgian speleologist Guy Meauxsoone, and Ian "Tommo" White of the Northern Caving Community. First broadcast on Channel 4 on February 15, 1986, it won a Special Mention at the 5th Barcelona International Festival of Esoteric Cinema that same year.
Director
Sid Perou
Writer
Sid Perou
Languages
English
Studio
Chameleon Television Productions
Cast
David Fleeshman
Narrator
Guy Meauxsoone
Self
Fritz Oedl
Self
Ian "Tommo" White
Self
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